Submitted by
PaintPeelinPbody
a Weekend Warrior
from Marietta, PA Date Reviewed: March 19, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Gretna
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Price Paid:
$10.00
Purchased At:
eBay
Strengths:
Looks nice, if your into the fancy RACEFACE logos that scream at you. Otherwise, simple and black.
Weaknesses:
I wish RaceFace would tone down some of the quirky in-your-face styling of products. The Revolution road stem is probably their best example of a nice looking stem that doesn't have weird "eye" on it.
Similar Products Used:
Titec, Deity, Salsa, Cannondale
Bike Setup:
Cannondale Prophet, previously Lefty Max, switching to RS Pike.
Bottom Line:
Serious, $10? 155 grams? How do people spend $60 to $80 on a Thompson stem? Same weight, and sure the Thompson's look nice, but you could use that extra money you saved to buy yourself a new pair of shoes.
In this day in age, I'll take what's cheap and what works, and that's what RaceFace has provided.
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Submitted by
Andy
a Weekend Warrior
from Miami, FL Date Reviewed: August 10, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Markham Park
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At:
forgot
Strengths:
weight and looks
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
titec, easton, thomson
Bike Setup:
custom built Giant VT, full XT 760 drivetrain, Manitou Minute fork and Swinger 4-way shock, Mavic 717 XT
Bottom Line:
I have the Race Face Evolve XC cockpit and the stem is actually pretty sharp looking, escpecially the red eye front plate. I'm very satisfied with the way this stem and handlebar match up and have held up to everything I've thrown at it. Durable and economical. Just stay away from the old "single bolt" Race Face Evolve XC seat post. The bolt has a major flaw = it will eventually snap in half and you won't be able to find another bolt unless you can melt steel and cast it yourself!
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Submitted by
Jon Benner
a Cross Country Rider
from Potsdam, Ny, USA Date Reviewed: April 18, 2007
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At:
www.pricepoint.com
Strengths:
looks great Excellent build quality easy to adjust durable
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
Kore lite stem
Bike Setup:
KHS XC704r
Bottom Line:
Great steam that does it's job well. Looks pretty good too! I have it mated to a RaceFace Evolve OS bar and it fits beautifully. The connection between the 2 is flawless and the adjustment is really really easy. I love the look I must say.
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Submitted by
Randal
a Weekend Warrior
from Carbondale, IL, USA Date Reviewed: July 16, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Cedar Lake in Southern IL
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$1.00
Purchased At:
The friendly Bike Surgain
Strengths:
Looks great and is strong, but thats all
Weaknesses:
Don't know any
Similar Products Used:
Don't pay that much attention
Bike Setup:
Kona Hoss Deluxe with Rock Shox Boxxer Team On Front and really fat tires
Bottom Line:
It works hit plenty of five to six foot drops to flat worked fine but I got eight inches of travel on my front fork so I really don't worry about it
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