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I know they're not comparable in all ways...but when you think how much leverage and twisting force goes through a faceplate, and what a small amount of metal surrounds those two little bolts, it gives a better idea of how much strength a relatively small component can have.
With the aerobars, you're not holding the armrests, and you're not really swinging your body from side to side either...you're just supporting yourself on them...without a great deal of movement really.
It's actually a pretty chunky little component Rob has machined when you think about it.
Obviously time will tell...but I have total faith in Rob's design...as well as a year and a half of time to test it out. :]
This pic gives a better idea of the position I was going for, and the way i wanted the extensions to be completely separate from the armrests.
I would be angling the extensions up to about 3O-4O degrees though rather than having them flatter like they are in the pic.