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Thanks for all the advice. The new bars are on order but I'll be doing something to prevent this from ever happening again. As it is I tightened them and it hasn't happened since but I'm still freaking out waiting for it.
Man, I am probably jinxing myself, but I never had this happen. I did check the torque on the risers every so often though. You can't just tourque them down and assume they are good though, you got to look at the gap between the riser and the riser gap to make sure it is uniform. I will say that getting them to the 16 or so lb ft was nerve racking, especially after all the stories I have heard on here about stripped risers.
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