In reply to KiwiPrincess:
This isn't flexing to fit a boot, this is permanent deformation around a fixed point to the point where there is an obvious bend rather than a curved bar. The worrying thing is that the bars are not the ones that came with the crampons (still petzl bars) and they are bent aswell as the front point.
> the link bar will bend, enabling you to wear with a boot thats not totally rigid. the front points wouldnt normally. i have worn mine 5 seasons without issue, normal ice and mixed use.