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Moots Ti-Stem Stem
Product DescriptionMoots Ti-Stem
User Reviews 
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Tony
a Cross Country Rider
from Charlotte Date Reviewed: August 11, 2003 Strengths: light- stiff Weaknesses: $$$$-pricey Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $209.00 Purchased At: Moots Bike Setup: Trek STP 300, carbon extras,
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Bruce Dance
a Cross Country Rider
from Damp, delightful, Blighty Date Reviewed: December 30, 2002 Strengths: Light, strong, well designed, well finished, won't rust, stiff enough, and a thing of beauty to boot. You can have pretty much any size/rise you like. The welding is as immaculately executed as any I have seen. Weaknesses: Not cheap, not easy to change bars or swap stems (although I note the later version has a removable front clamp). Steel bolts are strong, but will eventually corrode unless copper-ease or similar is used. Watch out though- you might end up wanting one on every bike you ride, which is an expensive habit to get into.... Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Helvellyn Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $150.00 Purchased At: Bicycle Outfitter, Los Altos CA Similar Products Used: Titec fathead + various welded Al stems (on other bikes). Bike Setup: Moots YBB SL, XT, 517's, King, X-lite bar ends, Moots finishing kit t.out, custom-built Judys (special upper tubes + true rising rate coil springs + unique speed-sensitive open bath oil dampers + no flippin' knobs to twirl in vain or valves to leak = 90mm of super-plush controlled travel with no bumps and clunks + complete reliability. Which is nice. )
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Jon
a Cross Country Rider
from Long Island Date Reviewed: July 27, 2001 Strengths: Weight Build Quality/Precision Its from Moots & its Ti Weaknesses: Retail price is silly Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Oat Hill Mine Rd. Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: MTBR Marketplace Similar Products Used: Titec Fathead Ti Syncros Cattlehead Steelman Cro-Mo Bike Setup: Custom Ti hardtail/Superfly/King Ti headset & Hubs/Moots Stem&Post/SevenCycles Ti handlebar/XTR DRivetrain/RaceFace Cranks/ATACs 
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Richie Rich
a Cross Country Rider
from Wisconsin Date Reviewed: May 30, 2001 Strengths: A beautiful piece of "bike jewelry."Light,stiff,and well-designed,which is how it should be for the $200.Looks great perched atop a Chris King headset. Weaknesses: $200 for a stem!Decidedly chi-chi when a Raceface or Thompson stem cost less than half and work so well. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Kettle Moraine Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $200.00 Purchased At: Direct from Moots Similar Products Used: Raceface,Kore Bike Setup: Custom Seven Sola Ti
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Phil Esempio
a Racer
from Dresden, OH Date Reviewed: November 25, 2000 Strengths: Nice finish, stiff for Ti, overall quality. Weaknesses: Non-removable face, some bolt issues. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mt. Tom @ Arcadia, RI Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: Gearheads Bike Shop, Indianapolis, IN Similar Products Used: Dean welded Al, Kore Elite 3 Bike Setup: '97 Trek OCLV Pro Issue, '97 Manitou SX-Ti, XT 9spd drivetrain; Race Face Next crank, Taperlock cro-mo BB, Real Seal headset, Litespeed Ti flat bar, OnZa ti bar ends
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hb
a Cross-Country Rider
from albuquerque Date Reviewed: December 24, 1999 Strengths: lightwell madework of art2 bolts are better than 1 Weaknesses: $ Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Similar Products Used: lots Bike Setup: moots,xtr
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Brett
a Racer
from Greensburg, PA Date Reviewed: September 6, 1999 Strengths: light, the craftsmanship Weaknesses: getting riser bars in the clamp is a B*$#& Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: many Bike Setup: Moots YBB, speedgoat mod3 fork (sid crown, judy lowers, englund air)
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Martijn Scheffer
a Cross-Country Rider
from Brussels Date Reviewed: March 23, 1999 Strengths: Fantastic looking welds,weight,two bolts are better than one.Thomas Frischknecht used one on his ritchey bike (before it was stolen),custom sizes available. Weaknesses: flexy,very expensive, even when compared to other Moots products Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: fds Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: FRM Ti Stem Bike Setup: Moots YBB,SID,Chris King,Moots handlebars,SID,Mrazek TI cranks,Moots seatpost etc… 19.5 lbs
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Michael
a Weekend Warrior
from Park City, UT Date Reviewed: March 22, 1999 Strengths: Strong, light, very good looking. No problems so far. As opposed to other rider, I have felt no flex in the stem, and no clicking noises (just how in the world does a solid piece of Titanium give off clicking noises? Moots has a huge range of rises and lengths. And if it is not just right, they will replace it. Weaknesses: Expensive. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Tour de Suds, Park City Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: None Bike Setup: Merlin Echo
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T.R.
a Cross-Country Rider
from Germany Date Reviewed: March 19, 1999 Strengths: The Moots Ti-stem is a nice looking MTB-stem, with quality workmanship, it's beautifully welded and and it's very light (150gr/135mm/O°). Nice two bolt clamp. Weaknesses: It' a very expensive stem, which does not offer much stiffness at all. The steering performance is not so precise as with an aluminium stem. The bolts begin loosening after some hard rides, you have to put thread-lock on them. Moreover after fast, rough descending and by out of the saddle climbing, it makes clicking noises, when you push the bike a little harder. I had two Moots stems, the first (140mm /0°) was replaced by Moots, because it was not straight, but both stems make these clicking noises. I had the chance to ride a Specialized Ti-Stem (140mm /5°), this make the noises too, perhaps it's a problem of long Ti- stems, or generally of Ti-stems. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Similar Products Used: I tried a Syncros Stem, and Klein MC2 bar-stem combo they both offer more stiffness than the Moots, and so the steering performance is much better. But remember the Moots stem weights about 100gr less than the syncros stem (256gr, 130mm / 0°) . I can not compare the weight to the Klein MC2, because it's a bar stem combination. Actually I ride an RPM- aluminium stem, which is a german manufacturer, I replaced the Moots, because of it's weakness and the clicking noises. The RPM ist a very quality stem (CNC-Stem, three bolt steerer clamp, and four bolt handlebar clamp) with nice workmanship, and it offers much stiffness, although it does not weight very much (215gr/135mm/0°). It's stiffer than the Syncros and lighter. The specialized Ti- stem offers the same weaknesses as the Moots, but it's finish is not so perfect as the Moots and it is 40gr heavier, but you have to guess that it's much cheaper than the moots. Bike Setup: Ti-hardtail with front suspension and XTR.
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