I've ridden 9" Vultus bars for years, my last set I cut pretty short but this set is 27" wide and I noticed something - I'm able to sit in my seat, roll up to a wall and put my front wheel against it to position the bike, grasp the bars with the widest grip possible, and flex them forward a small bit!!
I know that bars have some flex to them but didn't know it was something I'd be able to do myself, am worried it's indicative of them being ready to fail or something but at the same time there's zero evidence of cracking (unless cracks can form *under* the chrome?), AND they flex evenly ie it's not like one side flexes more or less than the other, it's just that I can push the grips forward a slight bit (I've 100.0% ruled-out it being anything like the stem or headset, the knurling is still in the same position it was last week, and have had someone watching me do this from the side and it's definitely flexing at the stem ie it's not the stem flexing forward on the fork, it's the bars flexing forward in the stem (with the knurling remaining firmly in-place!))
I'd very much like to hear from someone that they, too, can flex their bars!! I'm strong but not he-man lol, am really unsure whether I've found a soon-to-fail part or just stumbled upon something I'd never noticed before!!
