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Phil Hefner
a Weekend Warrior
from St. Louis, Missouri, USADate Reviewed: October 11, 2004
Strengths: Allowed me to set up my bike at a comfortable riding angle.Weaknesses: NoneBottom Line: I have a Jeep for Jeep trails and a bike for bike trails. I don't expect to drive my Jeep on a bike trail nor my bike on a mountain trail. There is a place for all of us. My Jeep is stock and my bike is stock. We all need to ride our appropriate vehicles where it's appropriate and share the natural resources.
This stem is perfect for the type of riding where bikes are appropriate. If you're riding where this stem isn't good enough to protect your life you might want to reconsider where you're riding.
This stem is perfect for people who enjoy bikes for their intended purpose.
Favorite Trail: Katy
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At: St. Louis Bicycle Co.
Similar Products Used: Stock Schwinn Stem
Bike Setup: Schwinn Ranger Stock purchased at Target.
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Mark
a Cross Country Rider
from San Jose, CADate Reviewed: September 25, 2003
Strengths: The feature of this product is that it is inexpensive and adjustable. I see this product's only purpose is to be a tool for finding your desired stem angle. This is what it does best.Weaknesses: This is a temporary device for determining stem angle.
This stem's adjustment angle comes loose frequently.
This stem is heavy.
This stem allows the handlebars to rotate.
This product is unsafe unless you tighten it at least once every other rides (depending on ride intensity).
Bottom Line: This is a temporary device for determining stem angle.
It is good for that only. I highly recommend you do not buy this as a permanent solution to your stem situation.
Breaking your neck or busting out a couple teeth is not worth the cost of this stem.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$26.00
Purchased At: Nashbar
Similar Products Used: Bontrager, Performance Forte'
Bike Setup: Trek Y-22 with Marz Z-Fly fork, Cane Creek AD-12, Bontrager Mustang Ceramic Rims, Easton Carbon H-bar
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Frederik
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from GermanyDate Reviewed: April 14, 2003
Strengths: Adjustability?Weaknesses: Pick any: weight, look, function, ...Bottom Line: This one is really a waste of money!
As most of the other reviewers described, you have to tighten the screws VERY often.
On the bottom there is a piece of aluminum and a screw, wich are needed to lock the stem. The aluminumplate fell into pieces after my third try of tightening the screws on this doomsday machine. I got a replacement part, but I didn´t install that crappy thing.
This must be the worst stem available.
Oh, by the way : It´s very heavy and very very ugly apart from useless.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Purchased At: Came with the bike
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Jim
a Cross Country Rider
from LafayetteDate Reviewed: September 20, 2001
Strengths: flexabilityWeaknesses: everything elseBottom Line: I only put flexability as a strong point because I guess it did help me settle on a setup to order as a rigid stem, otherwise there is no redeming quality. It came loose in the middle of every ride over 10 miles no matter how hard I tightened it and even after loc tight. Everytime I thought it was fixed I would start pulling up a tough hill or put weight on it going down an incline and just about wipe out.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At: LBS
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Mitch
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from Garden City Mo. USADate Reviewed: August 7, 2001
Strengths: noneWeaknesses: Weak. It won't hold the steer tube tight enough. It creaks when I climb and really pull on the bar.Bottom Line: This stem Stinks. Save your money and get a rigid stem. You wont be satisfied with this one
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$21.00
Purchased At: Nashbar
Similar Products Used: Assorted Stems
Bike Setup: GT Avalanche
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Andrew
a Cross Country Rider
from Cavendish VT USADate Reviewed: April 18, 2001
Strengths: Adjustable, inexpensive
Weaknesses: Potential for flex at joint.Kinda clunky lookingBottom Line: I read the above reviews before buying and on my first ride the joint loosened. I then reefed down on the screws really
tight and have had no problems in 2 years. They will help you find a good position if you you are experimenting.
Favorite Trail: 20 Mile Stream
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At: Nashbar
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: Older Stumpy, Manitou SX LT, XT, LX
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brobbo
a Weekend Warrior
from Mississaga, Ont, CanDate Reviewed: May 23, 2000
Strengths: Its adjustableWeaknesses: creeks like a Mo-Fo, screws go looseBottom Line: It came with the bike. It soon will be repalced with a solid stem with a rise similer to the seting that it is at now. The best use for this stem is using it to dial in your bike then puting in a solid stem.
Favorite Trail: where few men have gone!!!!
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: none 1st MTB
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Gord Chadwick
a Weekend Warrior
from Maple RidgeDate Reviewed: February 6, 2000
Strengths: None.Weaknesses: Its clunky, making it scary after landing a jump. Constantly had to check srews to make sure not loose.Bottom Line: It came on my new bike. It scared me from the start so I switched to a solid Axiom stem.
Favorite Trail: Bald Beaver home made
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: Raleigh Chill
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Darrin Sharp
a weekend warrior
from ColoradoDate Reviewed: February 17, 1999
Bottom Line:
I got this stem because I had recently switched to an Aheadset-type headset and was lamenting the loss of adjustability. This stem allows adjustment of the rise, from maybe -25 to +25 degrees. The adjustment part works ok, but you pay a price - the stem is heavy, somewhat klunky looking, flexy, and creaks likes Grandma's rocker. I think all these problems are inherent in the concept itself - Zoom seems to have a done a pretty good job within the desgin constraints. I played around with it until I found a setting I liked, then ordered a new fixed stem with that rise (Profile Stiffy, will be reviewing soon). Kind of an expensive way to find the right configuration... Three chilis: Decent execution of a flawed concept.
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