Submitted by
Rip
a Downhiller
from Annandale, NJ USA Date Reviewed: April 4, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Cushetunk Trail
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At:
bikeking
Strengths:
5mm hex bolts.
Weaknesses:
Metal used is a tad soft, it's a big time chore to install and uninstall it onto a steerer tube. Creaks when under load and can't get it to stop unless you change out stem.
Similar Products Used:
FSA Gravity Lite Stem(Flawless despite the 4mm hex bolts.) SIC Classic Stem, 25.4.
Bike Setup:
DMR Sidekick, Rock Shox Tora, Singlespeed, Avid Juicy 7 brakes. Gravity Lite Stem
Bottom Line:
This stem is a major disappointment. If it didn't creak and wasn't a major pain to install and uninstall, I would be content with it.
Was getting a ton of creaking and have checked the frame all over multiple times to check for cracks even had other people look it over and no one can find a crack and the only place I could think of would have been the headset or the stem, checked the headset and no issues there. Put the FSA Stem on it and no more creaking. Spent a good chunk of money on this, was expecting higher quality than what was gotten.
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Submitted by
SantaCruzzer
a Downhiller
from Germany Date Reviewed: December 25, 2008
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$105.00
Purchased At:
RADWEG, Neu-Ulm, Ger
Strengths:
none, only the brand´s high reputation
Weaknesses:
the gap of the steerer clamp is way too narrow even that the material is getting deformed after about three mounting processes, the torque value of 11-12 ft./lbs seems to be far too high for the material!
the race face guys do not seem to calculate anything out, neither the measures nor the value
the price is insane for the low quality
Similar Products Used:
Truvativ Holzfeller stem
Bike Setup:
VP-FREE, Marzocchi 66 1.5 headtube
Bottom Line:
better purchase a forged stem like Truvativ Holzfeller, have no trouble and save lots of bucks!
In Germany the distributor does not care about the customer´s troubles having with the overrated Race Face Parts, so there´s no reason left to pay so much for them.
The only parts that seem to work well are the handlebars.
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Submitted by
dave walthall
a Weekend Warrior
from st. louis Date Reviewed: March 19, 2008
Favorite Trail:
japan-mt. akagi
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
Super thick--sleek. Can't imagine them breaking. New design is tits!
Weaknesses:
Like my morphine--none.
Similar Products Used:
Diabolus 1.
Bike Setup:
Banshee Morphine 06, Race Face DH cranks, Easton Fat Boys pedals, Race Face D2 stem, Easton E50 mid-riser, Avid Juicy, Manitou Black (not bad so far) shocks.
Bottom Line:
Had it for a few weeks. It's so thick that I can't possibly imagine any faults. Thick as a brick and twice as pretty. I wouldn't upgrade from the original diabolus id you don't need to...but damn it looks good!
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