Fortunately, I did not have the misaligned weld problems that a few have experienced. However, I did have the same problem with the allen head screws being slightly off sized and too shallow. They would barely hold 40 in/lb. of torque before slipping! Hats off to Bob Kalmbach at Kore's Customer Service. When I inquired about this problem, he contacted me right away, and had ProNet(Kore's North American Agent), ship me a complete set of replacement bolts. The new bolts are different. They fit much tighter and deeper on the allen head openings. No problem in reaching the 90 in/lb. recommended torque settings now! Great stem, no creaks, squeaks, or flexing. It looks great, and I love the knee saver clamp design. If you have problems with your Kore stem, contact them right away, they will make it right!
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Submitted by
Missy Calimba
a
from NC Date Reviewed: February 18, 2003
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$9.00
Purchased At:
jenson usa
Strengths:
I bought this stem because it was 9$ and I wanted a stem that wouldn't bust my knees up. I think the knee saver system works good. Also since it was installed I have not had to do anything, it has been trouble free.
Weaknesses:
There are better stems out there for more money if you care that much.
Similar Products Used:
Giant, Bontrager
Bike Setup:
XTC frame, XTR front and rear, powerglide 7.0 cassette, lx crank with race face bashguard, duke race 02 fork, roll x rear tire, python front tire, and a kinda bad wheelset, though I don't care that much about it.
Bottom Line:
If you don't have the money than this is a great stem
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Submitted by
Hunter
a Cross Country Rider
from Casselberry, Fl Date Reviewed: January 23, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Ocala
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At:
online somewhere
Strengths:
Value
Weaknesses:
not one
Similar Products Used:
Only Kore
Bike Setup:
Trek Hardtail with Full Shimano XT 9spd system, Race Face Cranks, Mavic D521 rear/Sun O degree front rim, Ringle headset, LX V-brakes, Avid 1.9 levers, Kore stem, Titec riser bars, RockShox suspension seatpost, RockShox Judy Race fork, Primo pedals, ODI grips.
Bottom Line:
This is the stem you want! Get the type that has the 3 bolt pattern in the front so you don't have to take off grips, shifters, and brake levers. I have always had Kore stems and I never had any problems. Install and forget. I even have my old one on a spare bike my roommate pounds and it still holds true after over SIX YEARS of use. nuff said.
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Submitted by
Jon Staldine
a Weekend Warrior
from Gillette, WY, US Date Reviewed: October 11, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Thunder Basin
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$9.00
Purchased At:
jensonUSA
Strengths:
Cheap. Tough, tight, looks SO cool. Good brand reputation.Beautiful construction.
Trek 4300, new pedals, Prolink saddle, the stem, titec bar (the original rised bar was... visually unappealing)and someday... disc brakes and Marzocchi fork. RST crapper until it dies.
Bottom Line:
Just buy it... it's cheap, studly, and gets the job done. I don't know about these people having problems with the bolts. if you go to KORE's website, there is INSTRUCTIONS as to how to put the thing on! With bolt tightening tolerances.
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Submitted by
Tyler
a Cross Country Rider
from Savannah Date Reviewed: October 6, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Selma Erwin Nature Trail
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$15.00
Purchased At:
Pricepoint
Strengths:
The price i paid for it, can't beat it, and it has done very well so far. I haven't experienced any flex, the bolts have not stripped like some of the others have said... just don't tighten them too much and you'll be fine. It looks good too.
Weaknesses:
None so far
Similar Products Used:
factory stem on my bike
Bike Setup:
Giant ranier, mostly replaced all stock parts.
Bottom Line:
I like it.
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Submitted by
gnarley a.j.
a Weekend Warrior
from the berkshires Date Reviewed: September 18, 2002
Favorite Trail:
anywhere on greylock mtn
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$15.00
Purchased At:
price point
Strengths:
looks cool, price, available in the size i needed.
Weaknesses:
The stem bolts! Altough I didn't have a problem with threads stripping (yet) like some of you guys, I found that the bolt heads were poorly made. I couldn't get a hex key to fit them and even went to te local tool supply place to get a new one thinking my wrench was maybe of poor quality and just didn't fit the bolts properly. No luck. The bolt heads are just a little off and so shallow that even if the wrench didn't swim in them, it couldn't go in deep enough to get a grip. I bought some hihg quality machine scews w/allen heads and that took care of the problem. Unfortunately, it took the better part of my morning off to run around town trying to cure a problem that never should have occured in the first place.
Similar Products Used:
none
Bike Setup:
Stock,except for the new stem, bar ends and pedal cages
Bottom Line:
If you don't mind running around to find bolts that work properly, this might be a good buy, however any product made by such a well known co. as Kore shouldn't have ANY problems with quality. I don't think I'll buy any more of their products. As a matter of fact, I'm looking at new bikes and am staying away from any that are using Kore components. If you like tinkering, this may be a good buy, but if you are the kind of person who just wants to bolt on and run, forget it. Buy another brand.
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Submitted by
Adam
a Cross Country Rider
from Portland, OR Date Reviewed: July 14, 2002
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$20.00
Strengths:
Light, black, strong. Can't beat twenty dollars for an eighty dollar stem.
Weaknesses:
None so far.
Similar Products Used:
Stock specialized
Bike Setup:
'01 Stumpjumper M4
Bottom Line:
I'm not too sure why people are stripping out their bolts, you don't need to tighten them as far as they will go. Lay off the steroids people. Good stem overall, I'll give it 4 flames.
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Submitted by
Bertan Tokuzlu
a Cross Country Rider
from Istanbul Date Reviewed: June 11, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Belgrad Forest
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$65.00
Purchased At:
Yesilbiklet
Strengths:
Looks fancy
Weaknesses:
The stem clamp bolts stripped 3 weeks after I bought the stem.
Similar Products Used:
Syncros Hinged stem, another Kore Lite, Kalloy UNO, Zoom, Specialized.
Bike Setup:
GT Zaskar
Bottom Line:
The stem clamp bolts stripped 3 weeks after I bought the stem. Now, my brand new, fancy looking Kore stem is useless. This was not the quality I would expect from a 70 USD stem. I am very very disappointed. Don't buy this stem. It is a waste of money!!!
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Submitted by
Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from DE Date Reviewed: May 13, 2002
Favorite Trail:
brandywine creek sp, wissahickon
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
pricepoint
Strengths:
light, stiff
Weaknesses:
none so far
Bottom Line:
nice for $20. stiff. light.
if you are stripping the screws then you are torquing them too much...you don't need to turn the screws as far as possible...
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Submitted by
Josh
a
from Augusta, Ga 30909 Date Reviewed: October 8, 2001
Favorite Trail:
the tough ones
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At:
pricepoint
Strengths:
it's cool lookin, and it has a good handlebar clamp.
Weaknesses:
stripped bottom steerer clamp bolt after a couple months.
Similar Products Used:
bontrager stem and now have a race face system
Bike Setup:
totally un-stock trek 6000, x vert fork, racface bars, cranks, xt drivetrain, avid brakes, cane creek headset
Bottom Line:
this stem is good for a little while, i bought one, stripped the bolt, bought another, stripped that one. my advise is put some money into it and get a good stem like a race face.
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Submitted by
Nick Griffiths
a Weekend Warrior
from UK Date Reviewed: August 20, 2001
Favorite Trail:
any
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$45.00
Purchased At:
Je James Rotherham
Strengths:
looks pretty cool. Promises strength.
Weaknesses:
Doesn't deliver.
Similar Products Used:
Syncros Cattlehead
Bike Setup:
GT Zaskar
Bottom Line:
The stem clamp bolts strip really easily, the alloy is not strong enough for the short thread length available. Buy only if cheap enough, & then be very careful tighteneing up. Not worth paying a lot for.
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Submitted by
Adrian
a Cross Country Rider
from Laramie Date Reviewed: June 5, 2001
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$70.00
Strengths:
Very strong and made the ride more bearable, allowed me to sit up more.
Weaknesses:
AS always the bolts, I was riding up a steepp grade pulled the bar to wheel hop a rock and the handlebar slipped , walked to the top, took out the allen wrench and adjusted them sequently a mmm ot two at a time, and the bottom bolt stripped. 6 miles to the car.
Fine if you want a stiff stem, but for seventy bucks, screws shouldn't strip that easily. 1 chili not even flaming
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Submitted by
Crazy Bit#$
a Weekend Warrior
from NY Date Reviewed: April 4, 2001
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
The internet
Strengths:
-Can get it in 90 mm!! -Cheap on internet -3-bolt clamp holds bars real tight -Looks SWEET!!
Weaknesses:
-Tighten that clamp carefully--it's easy to strip the bolts -Quality a little spotty--check for defects(I had to send one back)
Similar Products Used:
Specialized A1
Bike Setup:
On both bikes(S.C Chameleon,Surly 1x1)
Bottom Line:
An awesome stem--watch for defective ones though,and tighten the clamp carefully,or the damn bolts will strip!
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Submitted by
Krado
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore Date Reviewed: January 31, 2001
Favorite Trail:
eh?
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
T.H.H at Bedok
Strengths:
It's Kore! And besides being strong, it's a cool looker too! It dosent flexx under pressure and that's why I love this. It also grips the handlebar well and dosent slip!
Weaknesses:
Heavy, but who cares when you want strength? I find the extra 90grams not important at all!
Similar Products Used:
Pieces of Kalloy $hit. They sucked.
Bike Setup:
Stock Diamond back vectra comp se save for a few parts
Bottom Line:
This is one stem worthy to be thrashed around. If you have the cash lying around, but this stem. It rocked on my bike and I'm sure it'll rock on yours!
Oh, and one last thing during setup, make sure all the screws have the same amount of torque in them, or else you will damage one of the screw threads.
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Submitted by
joe
a Cross Country Rider
from little falls nj Date Reviewed: January 9, 2001
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
pricepoint
Strengths:
looks cool, good name on it
Weaknesses:
rode it only twice. i was adjusting the fork and heatset, tightened the stem, the lower bolt got stripped to nothing. the stem is now worthless.
Bike Setup:
Specialized FSR PRO
Bottom Line:
a piece of poop.
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Submitted by
Bike Guy
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver, CO Date Reviewed: December 22, 2000
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
www.pricepoint.com
Strengths:
Strong, 3-bolt face, looks trick
Weaknesses:
A bit heavy
Bottom Line:
An excellent stem for the money. It's oversized and strong, the clamps hold tightly without slipping, and the geometry is excellent. Adding one of these to your bike also makes it look a lot nicer...I got a lot more compliments on my bike after adding a Kore bar/stem combo. For $25, how can you go wrong? Go get one!
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Submitted by
ryan cliffe
a Weekend Warrior
from liverpool,england Date Reviewed: October 14, 2000
this stem is cool it will take any old crap from me and its had alot of crap! BUY 1 NOW
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Submitted by
Keith Marshall
a Weekend Warrior
from Kailua Hawaii Date Reviewed: September 26, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Some many here in HI
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
Price Point
Strengths:
cheap...
Weaknesses:
BOLTS STRIP, HEAVY
Similar Products Used:
titec
Bike Setup:
Iron Horse, Judy SL, Titec Hellbent, Race Face Cranks
Bottom Line:
Besides the price I cant see any other reason to buy it. Oh, it has a cool name. This stem is heavy, its logo is on a piece of tape, and the bolts strip easily so if you decide to purchase this paper weight, be sure not to over-tighten the bolts.
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Submitted by
Tare
a Weekend Warrior
from New York, NY Date Reviewed: August 28, 2000
Favorite Trail:
blue mountain in peekskill
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At:
cambria bicycle outfitter
Strengths:
Stong, sturdy, removable face plate is a must. And lets not forget about how cool it looks with the laser etched logo
Weaknesses:
the threads can stripped if you aren't careful with tightening it evenly
Similar Products Used:
specialized, ritchey, zoom
Bike Setup:
specialized stumpjumper with manitou X-vert R dual clamp fork XT/XTR drivetrain
Bottom Line:
I have never had any problems with my stem, until recently. I noticed some creaking at the handle bar and I took out my tools to tighten it. That is when I noticed that the bottom bolt was loose. But as much as I tightened it would not get any tighter. When I pulled it out I saw that the stems threads were pulled out.
I have had the clamp for over a year now and I love it.
But be careful about how you tighten it. I have seen the ones for 25 bucks (down from 80) but I wouldn't trust those due to them being incorrectly welded.
The regular priced ones are definiatly worth the price.
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Submitted by
Petrol
a Weekend Warrior
from Richmond, VA Date Reviewed: August 24, 2000
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
supergo.com
Strengths:
three bolt face clamp, size, apparent quality
Weaknesses:
"KORE" logo will be upside down if i "flip" the stem to lower my bars
Similar Products Used:
Ritchey, it broke, not pretty
Bike Setup:
steel hardtail, SX-R fork, Cane Creek Headset, Bontrager CrowBar-Race
Bottom Line:
the three bolt face plate lets you make adjustments & changes without "stripping" your bars of everything
a good value, i'd buy it again
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Submitted by
Will
a
from FTC Date Reviewed: August 23, 2000
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Strengths:
Beautiful design, beatiful price. Supposedly it was $80 originally. The stem was the right size--which is the major reason I bought it.
Weaknesses:
Some idiot in Kore's Taiwan factory welded the handlebar clamp on crooked. A unique look and feel for my bike but not something I like. I can't really blame Taiwanese workers because they probably get paid 8 cents a day to make the stems--hence the low price and poor quality. I'll never go cheap on a stem again.
Similar Products Used:
Race face, titec, azonic, syncros. . .
Bike Setup:
Custom steel hardtail, built with only the best except my Kore lite 3 stem.
Bottom Line:
Don't buy it for cheap over mail order, this stem was OEM. OEM usually equals crap, I shoulda known better.
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Submitted by
Jeremy
a Cross Country Rider
from TN, USA Date Reviewed: June 24, 2000
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Strengths:
This stem is relatively light, it is stiff, and it looks pretty cool.
Weaknesses:
I have not had any of the problems experienced by the other reviewers.
Bike Setup:
Airborne lucky strike, kinesis rigid fork, lx/xt
Bottom Line:
In my opinion this stem is awsome. It isn't too heavy, it is stiff, and it looks great. It installed easily and the clamp worked fine. If you are looking for a replacement stem, I would definitely suggest a kore. I don't really know what to think of the negative reviews.
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Submitted by
Rob Valentine
a Downhiller
from Banbury UK Date Reviewed: June 22, 2000
Favorite Trail:
any that is technical, and down hill
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
strong flex free, looks like a straight banana(got the yellow one
Weaknesses:
bar clamp is off to the side a bit, my new azonics just keep on slipping
Similar Products Used:
specialized alu jobbie that was too long
Bike Setup:
orange airo, marzocchi z3 long travels, azonic 2.5" rise single wall bars
Bottom Line:
got it cheap, 30 quid at a bike show when the retail was 75 quid,(paid for the ticket a couple of times over), this stem worked ok with a pair or orange super cross bars, except for the bar clamp(see above) but with a pair of azonics, they slip when ridding of an 8" kerb/drop.
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Submitted by
David Bolt
a Cross Country Rider
from Inverness, Scotland Date Reviewed: May 6, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Matalan Car Park
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Very Strong Light Weight Looks good Cheap
Weaknesses:
Um........
Bike Setup:
GT Tempest FS, Jett XC's, V8,
Bottom Line:
Very reliable excellent value for money
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Submitted by
Ken
a Cross Country Rider
from Illinois Date Reviewed: February 25, 2000
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
low price, nice colors, range of sizes
Weaknesses:
poor quality control, no customer service
Bike Setup:
kore lite 3
Bottom Line:
Headset surface is not flat, 1 mm offset between faceplate and stem. No response from customer service. I purchased this stem based on the positive reviews here. There is no way this stem deserves such high ratings. The workmanship is really shoddy. If you must get buy this product, don't mail order. Visually inspect the headset surface and faceplate fit carefully.
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Submitted by
Dan Fitzpatrick
a Weekend Warrior
from Deal Date Reviewed: December 6, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Trials in Sandwich
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Bloody amazing looks Strong as any other more expensive stem SO CHEAP!! ARE KORE MAD!?
Weaknesses:
Careful of the bolts! Do up the top two and bottom one with equal gap or you will ruin the threads
Similar Products Used:
Azonic ORC Kore Lite Kona DH Profile Boa
Bike Setup:
Azonic DS-1, USE TFi, Magura's all the trials gear
Bottom Line:
This stem is amazing! I have no idea why it is so cheap! 5 HOT CHILI'S!
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Submitted by
JLAH
a Weekend Warrior
from Pee Jay Date Reviewed: September 19, 1999
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Strengths:
Oversized tube makes it look big and stiff, yet it's easy on your wallet.
Weaknesses:
Heavy if compared to the Kore lite, but that looks like shit.
Bike Setup:
Joshua F4,Judy C
Bottom Line:
If you have to make a desicion which stem to purchase, and this kore is in the list. Get IT. Worth the money and probably be on your bike for life.
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Submitted by
Norman
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver Date Reviewed: August 26, 1999
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Strengths:
Looks good, beefy
Weaknesses:
Crappy bolts that strip, clamp that won't stay in place
Similar Products Used:
Azonic ORC, Axiom DH, Rocky mtn stem
Bike Setup:
Gt zaskar, rigid fork, raceface/lx/xt/xtr
Bottom Line:
This stem for good for about the first 2 weeks of riding, then the handlebar wouldn't stop slipping no matter how hard I cranked on it. It had nothing to do with the handlebar because the previous stems that I used with it held on without a problem so I can only attribute the problems to Kores funky clamp. I finally broke the thing today when I bunny hopped and the handlebar twisted again. I though to myself ah, no problem, I'll just tighten it again, so I fixed it up and went out again and it slipped again! So I tightened it down and heard this snap and the bolt broke from the stem. Not good. Because it only lasted a month, 1 chili.
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Submitted by
a Weekend Warrior
a
from Singapore Date Reviewed: July 17, 1999
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Strengths:
Cheap cool, tough looking
Weaknesses:
a bit heavy...
Similar Products Used:
Specialized Stem
Bike Setup:
RH A1 FS LX/XT Judy XC
Bottom Line:
when i first look at the stem....i thought it must be expensive but not at all....go get it boy!!!!
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Submitted by
Leslie Tham
a Downhiller
from Brunei Date Reviewed: July 15, 1999
Favorite Trail:
juse grounds
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
although i am a downhiller myself...but i also tried rough terrains and this stem goes wherever you go....no
Weaknesses:
limited colours.....i wanted a purple at firstly...but i settled for a black finally.....
Similar Products Used:
-
Bike Setup:
Giant full suspension bike bomber front sup chris king precision components full XTR mech Specialized handlebar SDG saddle
Bottom Line:
If anyone out there settling for a stem.....take this superb kore product....it's good for experts or beginners.....finally....all stems out there are more expensive than this but provides the same function....what for.....?
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Submitted by
Geraldine Michaeal
a Racer
from San Francisco Date Reviewed: July 15, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Darlu Slalem
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Yeah this product, is worth the cash and it's the only stem you ever need......strong and sturdy, great for beginners
Weaknesses:
It's slightly heavy though.....
Bottom Line:
Litestem 3 deserves a full 5 chills cos, for the past one year nothing happened despite my rough handling of bikes.....it's the stem that i use on all my 5 bikes....and believe me....you won't regret getting this.....
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Submitted by
Janae
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore Date Reviewed: July 10, 1999
Favorite Trail:
track beside s'pore poly....
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Stiff, and nice looking...It's sleek and provides good stability...
Weaknesses:
It's a kinda heavy though....
Similar Products Used:
Azonic O.R.C stem....it's a piece of shit dun ever buy it
Bike Setup:
KHS fxt, with a manitou 4 inch front suspension...
Bottom Line:
It's value for money compared to the other stems in the market...besides it had never given me problems ever since i bought this stem...however i must say thatKore is not the product for the true racers...but despite that i decided to give it a full five chils
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Submitted by
R Shook
a Cross-Country Rider
from Seattle, WA Date Reviewed: April 12, 1999
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Looks good, very stiff.
Weaknesses:
slightly heavier than many of the stems on the market (about 40 grams heavier)
Bike Setup:
Homegrown hardtail.
Bottom Line:
Well Kore was great in correcting the problem with my last Kore stem that was machined wrong. There customer service is second to none, and I never had any problems talking to a real person who had a solution to any problems I was having. The stem is nice and stiff- beefy as hell with nice welds, and the knee saver design is great. If this stem was 40+ grams lighter it would get 5 flamers.
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Submitted by
Byardo Pastor
a Racer
from Mexico City, Mexico Date Reviewed: April 1, 1999
Favorite Trail:
all over
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
very strong and stiff nice looking
Weaknesses:
nada
Bottom Line:
I bought this stem for my bike one year ago. I have no problems and I wegh 185 , Nice product kore
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Submitted by
Robert Shook
a cross-country rider
from Seattle, WA Date Reviewed: March 11, 1999
Bottom Line:
I've got the same problem as a previous reviewer had- this stem isn't machined straight. The right side of my bar is about 1/2 of an inch lower than the left side. And ofcourse I bought this piece of crap at a bike show- a store owner, but they were an out of town store. Can't find the receipt, and KORE won't reply to any e-mails. Never buying this brand again.
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Submitted by
Baxter
a cross-country rider
from Anchorage Date Reviewed: February 19, 1999
Bottom Line:
I have been very impressed with my Kore Lite 3 stem that I have purchased and I have discovered that it is really tough and doesn't flex. I recommend this product to anyone that is willing to trade weight for quality.
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Submitted by
Rob
a weekend warrior
from NorCal Date Reviewed: February 14, 1999
Bottom Line:
This is probally a fluke but after owning this stem for about 6 months I experienced catastrophic failure of the stem while doing bunny-hops prior to a ride. Upon landing I felt and herd a snap and was leaning to the right, I thought I snapped my steer tube. Upon further inspection I noticed it was the stem that had failed. Both welds had split 2/3 of the way around and the tube had a perfect split from clamp to head. The tube to my surpise is rolled with a seam. I truly think this is an isolated failure, but I can never ride a Kore stem again for psycological reasons. If this same failure had occoured during a high speed decent I would have been a greese spot.
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Submitted by
matt
a cross-country rider
from over there, Date Reviewed: February 9, 1999
Bottom Line:
i like it... got it for 25 bucks though it is probally worth the 75 retail, the revovable facr clamp aids me when im messing with my bikebuy one today they kick ass ( there are you happy over 30 words )
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Submitted by
JoHn OwEn
a weekend warrior
from SaRaWak , MaLaYsiA Date Reviewed: January 12, 1999
Bottom Line:
I'm a mere 15 yr old kid , and having to spend a whole month's 200 bucks for this 200 or so gram of metal seems idiotic enough ! I did , anyway , cause I trusted KORE and well , we are all materialistic beings , rite ? Brand counts! I can really FEEL the HUGE difference between Lite3 and my previous TIOGA , it's like a 10kg that's off especially in trail ascending.5ive burnin' chiliz for that !!
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Submitted by
brian price
a cross-country rider
from slc,ut Date Reviewed: November 24, 1998
Bottom Line:
i needed a shorter stem as mine was 135mm the only one i could find was the 120mm elite not only has it made my steering more precise but it is one tough mother i especially like the three bolt design
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Submitted by
CG
a weekend warrior
from CALIF Date Reviewed: October 4, 1998
Bottom Line:
Picked this stem up at supergo for 25 bucks a couple of weeks ago. I couldn't pass up on the deal. I have been using Kore lite stems for a while now and really don't have any complaints about them. I got this one for the removable face action and b/c it was black. My other one's are silver and red. This stem feels the same and looks the same as the regular lite's. No complaints here...Another cool product from Kore.
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Submitted by
Radek
a downhiller
from DOwnUnder OZland Date Reviewed: October 4, 1998
Bottom Line:
Well this is just a great piece of machinery. It survies evrything from snapped frames to big knocks. I have the shortest version and doesn't it kick arse. It costs $200 aus but its worth it i think. Definetly 5 flamin horses now i m just waisting your time because i gotta have 50 words.
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Submitted by
Bill Nelson
a cross-country rider
from Secaucus , NJ Date Reviewed: September 25, 1998
Bottom Line:
I bought a lite 3 from my favorite M.O. house. It is a very nice stem. I got the whole scoop on why some people received crooked stems. It seems that Kore rejected a bunch of stems because of alignment problems-kudos for Kore right! but the manufacture blew them out to dealers at very low prices even though they should have been junked. Also what I herd was that this was a very limited stock.
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Stuart Hodgson
a weekend warrior
from England Date Reviewed: May 6, 1998
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I have the KORE LITE 3 witht he removable face plate and this is a very nice stem. there is no flex that i have come across and this is coupled with an X-VERT-R and i could not be more impressed with the combination. The finish is top notch and the bolts have not stripped like other people have mentioned. I must admit that i was somewhat sceptical of the Knee saver design but it really does work and i have not cut my knee despite the odd spill on it, very impressed.
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Nick Kimber
a weekend warrior
from New Zeland Date Reviewed: January 13, 1998
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The Kore lite 3 stem (in silver) is a complete lemon. The first stem I got had the steer clamp welded at some crazy angle to the extension tube so that it felt like I was turning a corner when the extension tube was straight. I ordered another one - same problem!. I'm now on the third, this time the steer clamp is straight, but the fork tube clamp is crooked. Sort your welding out Kore!
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