In a message dated 5/31/01 7:10:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time, OROBOYZ@aol.com writes:
<< I must confess in my 27 years in the biz, I have seen very few bars break.
And zero Cinellis. But who knows? How about the rest of you.. Informal poll...Have you actually seen, first hand, Cinelli bars break? >>
The thing about these polls is that they usually get responses from the few who have actually seen, first hand, a part break. The thousands and thousands of unbroken bars, stems, frames, rims, chains, cranks, etc. are mostly not talked about. There often ends up being a perception that there is rampant part breakage out there. I would guess that if a person saw a bar break, they will cast a vote. Most of those who have had no bar trouble will stay silent. So, I'm chiming in to the "No breakage" vote. No broken bars ever. I have never seen any break either. Includes my 19 year old Cinelli 64 Giro d'Italia bars on a Cinelli 1A stem. They're on my primary single bike.
However, being that a handlebar break is very serious, you can't be too careful with a suspect bar.
Glenn Fahey
Herndon, VA