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Ritchey WCS Mountain Stem Stem
Product Description
User Reviews 
Submitted by
winsail
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: October 2, 2012 Strengths: Very Light seems to clamp tight Weaknesses: Bad engineering or bad advertisement you choose. Does not work with bars beyond 20mm rise Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Enchanted loop Duration Product Used: 2 weeks Price Paid: $75.00 Purchased At: Dealer Similar Products Used: FSA 0S99, Giant Carbon Stem, Crank brothers Cobalt 3, Race Face Bike Setup: Jamis 650b2 all custom 
Submitted by
swiss4ever
a Weekend Warrior Date Reviewed: March 25, 2009 Strengths: Light, Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $80.00 Purchased At: Local distributor Similar Products Used: Race Face Bike Setup: Giant Trace Advanced
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Al Garcia
a Cross Country Rider
from Ft. Laud., FL, US Date Reviewed: December 9, 2008 Strengths: very lite, nice graphics Weaknesses: weak stem, although it was tightened with a torque wrench the stem craked at the mounting bolts after a couple months of use. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Markem Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $48.00 Purchased At: LBS Bike Setup: GT idrive 5.0, x7 drive train, cane creek zonos wheels, tekro hydro brakes. 
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Ryan Baumann
a Cross Country Rider
from Madison, WI Date Reviewed: October 23, 2005 Strengths: Lightweight. Strong. 4-Bolt Clamp. Looks Great too Weaknesses: The four bolt face clamp with two seperate hinges is not as carbon friendly as I'd like. Could be stiffer, but not an issue unless in a longish legnth (>120mm) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Blue Mounds St Park Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $45.00 Similar Products Used: Thompson elite, Easton EA 50, Specialized flip-fop Bike Setup: 2006 Giant XTC Composite, 21', SRAM X.o and FSA/Easton/Ritchey WCS components. Stan's wheelset, Kenda Karma tires.
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Paulo
a Cross Country Rider
from Coimbra, Portugal Date Reviewed: August 17, 2005 Strengths: Very light, great looking, strong enough for XC. The WCS colours are awesome! Weaknesses: The paint comes off too easily Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $85.00 Similar Products Used: Icon, RaceFace, ITM Bike Setup: Trek 9.8, Sid Race, XTR transmissions and disc-brakes, Mavic CrossMax XL, Ritchey WCS OS Stem, Ritchey WCS OS Carbon Handlebar, Bontrager X-Lite Carbon Seatpost, Ritchey V3 pedals
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michael clancy
a Cross Country Rider
from louisville ky Date Reviewed: March 31, 2005 Strengths: light, strong, does exactly what it's supposed to. Weaknesses: none so far and i have abused it for a year or so Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: cherokee park Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $15.00 Purchased At: from a friend Similar Products Used: bontrager garbage Bike Setup: gary fisher tass. yeti grips, marzocchi comp fork, wtb. speed-disc wheelset, hayes mx-2 brakes, ritchey comp clipless pedals, panaracer fire xc-pro tires, deore shifters/derailleur.
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Graham
from Perth, Australia Date Reviewed: February 22, 2005 Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years
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Graham
a Weekend Warrior
from Perth, Australia Date Reviewed: January 28, 2005 Strengths: Lightweight, looks 'blingy' Weaknesses: Inaccurately made Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Ritchey Pro stem, Ovation (Marin) stem, Non-brand OEM stuff Bike Setup: '99 Mount Vision with Fox Vanilla fork and shock, XT, Ritchey, Easton CNT Bar.
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Peter
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto, Canada Date Reviewed: August 6, 2004 Strengths: Does what it's supposed to, and it's light. Weaknesses: None. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $45.00 Purchased At: eBay Similar Products Used: Specialized OEM stem
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sam gaver
a Cross Country Rider
from boonsboro, md Date Reviewed: July 21, 2004 Strengths: even if you paid msrp ($90), for its weight(110g @100mm), it is one of the best values if you are a gram counter. simple and beautiful Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $45.00 Purchased At: quality (worked in a shop) Similar Products Used: lots, especially for my road bikes, ti, mag, alum, steel, carbon, you name the material, ive tried it. Bike Setup: c-dale 21.25lbs dual susp.
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Ryan
a Racer
from Interior,BC, Can Date Reviewed: July 13, 2004 Strengths: Light, holds well, looks ok Weaknesses: Those little 4mm can be tough to torgue properly (not so tight). The treads on the stem bolts can be knee shredders if yours come sticking out Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: OEM build Similar Products Used: Easton, raceface, pazzaz, titec, ... Bike Setup: Epic Ti 'Tirant' with Manitou, X.O., Martas (retch), Am Classic stuff
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Rex
a Cross Country Rider
from Palo Alto, CA, USA Date Reviewed: September 11, 2003 Strengths: Once it's on the bike, I forgot about the stem, and never have to worry about the stem. Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Purissima Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $90.00 Purchased At: City Cycle of San Francisco Similar Products Used: Ritchey Force Comp Bike Setup: Seven Verve, XTR, Fox F80RLT, Avid Ultimate Brakes, Speeddream wheelset, Easton EC90 bar, Chris King headset.
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HTail
from SF Bay area Date Reviewed: August 12, 2003 Strengths: Light, stiff, strong. Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: Answer, Specialized
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Mike
a Racer
from Newport Beach, CA Date Reviewed: May 13, 2003 Strengths: High quality stem with good stiffness. Install and forget part. Exceedes expectations for strength -- in XC use... Weaknesses: Bar clamp bolts are 3mm and require a little caution. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $80.00 Purchased At: Bike Shop two years ago Similar Products Used: Kore, Thompson, Race Face Bike Setup: Turner Stinger, Avid Disc, Race Face Cranks, King ISODisc 317s, Easton Carbon Bars, Thompson Post, Manitou Skarab Super
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Mervin Jumawan
a Weekend Warrior
from Quezon City, Philippines Date Reviewed: February 6, 2003 Strengths: One of the lightest MTB stem I've used; very stiff, very beautyfull nice styling. Weaknesses: None at the Moment Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: anywhere Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $80.00 Purchased At: VELO CITY Similar Products Used: Amoeba, KORE. Bike Setup: GIANT Xtc frame, all XTR2000, Asonic handle bar Mavic wheel set
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