Dear List:
The best set of bars I have for a current project are a set of 44cm Cinelli CDM's. However, some prior bonehead owner scratched up the center sleeve rather comprehensively with what I guess would be a loose set of aero/tri bars, which rotated around the bars, leaving some wide but shallow scratches on the center sleeve.
Are these bars safe? Does the center sleeve add much strength, or is it merely a means to get the bars up to the final diameter for the stem clamp? I can live with the appearance, but I don't want to get my new bike all busted up, or myself either. Thanks.
Tom Adams
Manhattan, KS, USA