Strength. While I imagine the incidences of snapping an aluminum handlebar - or carbon for that matter - are few and far between, it can happen. The force necessary to snap a steel handlebar would be incredible.
Oxidation would be an issue, but if managed well, aged steel has a patina that is different from, an arguably better looking than aluminum. On Mar 11, 6:53 am, richard hargrove <lugg...@gmail.com> wrote: > newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm interested in the steel noodle bars mentioned- steel drop bars > > resonate with me but AFAIK the only steel drop bars available today > > are track bars(?) > > I seem to have missed the info on Riv possibly selling steel handlebars. > > Why bring them back, other than price? > > richard > -- > Really, the biggest challenge we face is figuring out how to ride our > bikes while maintaining the illusion that we're special. For some of > us, the truth that we're not is even scarier than all that motor > vehicle traffic. > -- BikeSnobNYC -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
