Does what it's supposed to do. Hold the bars. Best is that is lowered and brought in the bars to where I can manage the bike better.
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Submitted by
KEVIN
a Racer
from CHICAGO Date Reviewed: August 29, 2002
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
stock on fuel 100
Strengths:
reasonable weight, stiff, strong, nice looking. This is the Race Lite version.
Weaknesses:
none-it does what it's supposed to.
Similar Products Used:
Salsa moto ace, thomson, titec big al
Bike Setup:
fuel,mostly stock expcept tire of the day choice, egg beaters, and CK headset;
Bottom Line:
It does the job. What else do you want? Some people feel compelled to buy some magnesium piece of crap stem for $150 to replace it becuase it might save some weight. The looks of this are solid too, not as nice as the thomson I had on another bike but works just as well and see no reason to buy an after market one. It seems the Bontrager race lite components on this bike get a bad rap, the sh$t is well designed and it works. I have the cash the to piss away on bike parts but don't see the need to for something like this.
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Submitted by
Bill Liu
a Weekend Warrior
from Hongkong Date Reviewed: June 30, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Kam Ma Luen Trail
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$57.00
Purchased At:
Kam Luen Bike Store
Strengths:
Light, nice looking, strong
Weaknesses:
The tread lock on the screw is too thick making it hard to screw in the stem.
Similar Products Used:
Axiom, icon.
Bike Setup:
Trek 8000
Bottom Line:
Nice looking stem. It is only 170gm for 120mm length & 7 degree rise. You can see the quality of that stem is the 1st class. It holds the stemp tight and that is the main function of a stem. I like this stem myself & would like to recommend to my friends. However, it is a little price.
$ 80.00
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