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marco righetti
a Cross Country Rider
from bellshill scotland UKDate Reviewed: July 13, 2006
Strengths: lightweightWeaknesses: to bolt heads round offBottom 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.
Favorite Trail: red route glentress
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$150.00
Purchased At: extralite direct
Similar Products Used: ritchey wcs,pace deus in shiney silver,thomson
Bike Setup: trek top fuel
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Greg
a Racer
from new yorkDate Reviewed: July 12, 2006
Strengths: looks amazing, very light and strong, ti boltsWeaknesses: noneBottom Line: another supurb part from the guys at extralite...
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$190.00
Purchased At: light-bikes.com
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
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R
a Weekend Warrior
from OHDate Reviewed: July 9, 2006
Strengths: Weight as advertisedWeaknesses: Weak clamping to steer tubeBottom 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.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$190.00
Purchased At: light bikes
Similar Products Used: you name it...
Bike Setup: Strong fully rigid 29
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Mike
a Racer
from Santa BarbaraDate Reviewed: April 29, 2006
Strengths: Lite weight, quality of materials, Ti bolts, Design and Craftsmanship.Weaknesses: NoneBottom 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.
Favorite Trail: All
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$128.00
Purchased At: lightbikes.com
Similar Products Used: Easton, Thompson, Alien.
Bike Setup: 2006 F1 Extralite-Posted under 1998 F1 Extralite
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