[nogabebop23]

>> you sweat salt water all over it and don't want your alloy handlebars to break in half because it corroded underneath the bar tape.

Of all the ways to crash - mechanical failure, operator error, 3rd party - this is the one that keeps you up at night? We come from very different cycling worlds...

[lardo]

I've had a handlebar snap in half while road riding and can assure you this concern is warranted.

[dvtrn]

We come from very different cycling worlds

That doesn’t seem like a bad thing? Instead for cycling, it seems...like an inherent property I’d expect a cyclist to actually anticipate and empathize with.