I wonder how straight these come from the factory. I did not check my 20" techlite when new so I think I may have bent it slightly. I'll spare the grizzly details of how it happened but I checked it after a nasty incident with a pinched bar and this is what it looks like now. I can get 1 credit card between the straight edge and my bar. I researched how to straighten it and gave it a try without doing much. It may be within spec, see what you guys think about the picture.