I agree with Cam on this. I have alpos boxes and after one crash, the 'crumple zone' effect has prevented severe subframe damage on my bike I believe! To fix them I just beat them back out with a hammer.
Although after another 12,000 km or so they had cracked at the point of most buckling and I have since reinforced them with a patch of 2mm aluminium. Actually the Alpos boxes are good, because while they deform in a crash, the bottom seem and lid are securely reinforced with a thick band of aluminium, rather than simply being folded over (like every other box I've seen). On mine the band is about 6mm thick from memory, possibly more. This means they do not split open, distributing your underpants across a wide area...
Matt
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