Now it's lighter and even more resistant to abuses. Our new military standard alloy treatments doubles fatigue strenght. Design and dimensional improvements are everywhere, mass and stress concentrations have been farther reduced. Equipped with special GRD5 Titanium bolts. New multiaxial machining allows material shaveing. Even front clamp has been totally redesigned and heat treated to minimize uncorrect bolt tightening consequences.
Submitted by
marco righetti
a Cross Country Rider
from bellshill scotland UK Date Reviewed: July 13, 2006
Favorite Trail:
red route glentress
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$150.00
Purchased At:
extralite direct
Strengths:
lightweight
Weaknesses:
to bolt heads round off
Similar Products Used:
ritchey wcs,pace deus in shiney silver,thomson
Bike Setup:
trek top fuel
Bottom Line:
i found that if i torqued the front face plate ti bolts to the manufacturers recommended nm's the bars would rotate so i torqued them more little by little after every ride until the bars stopped moving (i simply dont want to ride my bike with rotating bars....sorry but no way) when i tried to dismantle the bike to place into the bike box for going away on vacation the ti bolts wouldnt budge even although i coated the ti bolts with copper grease and i eventually rounded off the bolts rendering them useless...so the only way i could get the stem off was to smash it with a hammer!!, trust me this ergal metal is strong stuff as it took several blows to smash the face plates whilst only denting the stem body!!!! i definately prefare larger diameter bolts than these small ones.
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Submitted by
Greg
a Racer
from new york Date Reviewed: July 12, 2006
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$190.00
Purchased At:
light-bikes.com
Strengths:
looks amazing, very light and strong, ti bolts
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
none
Bike Setup:
giant mcm carbon. fox shox. extralite and tune components. sram xo drive train. ztr rims. tune hubs. maxxis flyweight tires. xtr crank
Bottom Line:
another supurb part from the guys at extralite...
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Submitted by
R
a Weekend Warrior
from OH Date Reviewed: July 9, 2006
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$190.00
Purchased At:
light bikes
Strengths:
Weight as advertised
Weaknesses:
Weak clamping to steer tube
Similar Products Used:
you name it...
Bike Setup:
Strong fully rigid 29
Bottom Line:
I've tightened the puny little bolts as tight as I dare with a long allen wrench, but every time I hit the same obstacle on my local trail - a big log pile - the stem twists on the steer tube as I negotiate this stunt, since it requires a bit of a turn on top of the pile. There are warnings all over the stem indicating XC only... I'd suggest in my experience it needs to be pretty mild XC - or maybe my steer tube is just slippery? I'm going to switch as soon as I can get something else - maybe a ritchey WCS.
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Submitted by
Mike
a Racer
from Santa Barbara Date Reviewed: April 29, 2006
Favorite Trail:
All
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$128.00
Purchased At:
lightbikes.com
Strengths:
Lite weight, quality of materials, Ti bolts, Design and Craftsmanship.
Weaknesses:
None
Similar Products Used:
Easton, Thompson, Alien.
Bike Setup:
2006 F1 Extralite-Posted under 1998 F1 Extralite
Bottom Line:
Pictures do not do it justice. The craftsmanship is amazing. The removal of unnecessary material while keeping the stem ultra rigid amazing. I have bottomed out my fork on rough trail and while my body weight is on the bar and stem I feel no flex.
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