Very very nice stem. Was supposed to get a truvativ TEAM 90mm stem. But it costs $20 more. The weight difference is 29 grams you won't feel the difference. The feel of the 90mm gives you more control going uphill compared to my shorter amoeba stem. For the looks and price, it's the best stem for me.
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John Thompson
a Cross Country Rider
from Plymouth UK Date Reviewed: February 7, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Anywhere
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
Online
Strengths:
Cheap, functional and sensible. Exemplary bike part.
Weaknesses:
Poor choice for the conspicuous consumer who thinks their bike is a status symbol.
Similar Products Used:
Various
Bike Setup:
Works stumpy
Bottom Line:
Don't buy this stem if you are a showoff who is more concerned with a bike's image than it's function.
I got both a 60mm and 75mm for way less than the price of a more bling brand. No difference in quality or function that I can detect.
Weights are 147.7 grams for the 60mm @ 12 degree rise and 154 grams for the 75mm @ 5 degrees.
I guess you could worry about the prominence of the stem binder bolt, but in my opinion you should be wearing kneepads anyway...
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Noel
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney Date Reviewed: May 4, 2007
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
eBay
Strengths:
Looks, design
Weaknesses:
None so far
Similar Products Used:
Sun Ringle Evolution, Pro XLT, Bilt
Bike Setup:
GT Avalanche 2 Disc with Rock Shox Tora forks, Avid disc brakes, Truvativ Firex cranks and a bunch of other stuff.
Bottom Line:
I have the 90mm four bolt faceplate style in a matt black finish. It's a nice stem which can be reversed to give +/-5 degrees rise. This stem looks good and seems t be strong enough for semi agressive riding.
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Pebble
a Cross Country Rider
from Australia Date Reviewed: October 2, 2006
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$32.00
Purchased At:
Ebay
Strengths:
Light Strong
Weaknesses:
Face bolts seem like they could potentially round off. Doesn't look as good as the truvativ team stem (which looks almost as good as a thomson!) Be good if all the bolts could be the same size!
I brought the 75mm x 5degree stem to see if it was a suitable length. It seems strong. It's light weight (about 130g) and looks pretty good too (not as good as the team stem of course). Once again Truvativ has made a top quality product for a great price. My only gripe - insignificant gripe was that the stem bolt is really big compared to the face plate bolts - most stem's I've had have same diameter bolts. The face bolts never did round off but seemed like they potentially could if you remove & reinstall handlebars often.
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colin badiuk
a Cross Country Rider
from chatham,ontario Date Reviewed: August 6, 2006
Favorite Trail:
black bridge trails
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At:
smith's cycle
Strengths:
this stem is very light weight, but still has a strong stiff feeling to it, great value for the price,
Weaknesses:
none so far
Similar Products Used:
just the stock stem
Bottom Line:
if your looking to up grade or just replace an old stem this stem is light on the pocket and on your bike it's just an over all awsome stem
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Deege
a Cross Country Rider
from Bellingham WA Date Reviewed: July 9, 2006
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Strengths:
Strong stock component that is light weight in terms of the heavy duty design.
Weaknesses:
None.
Similar Products Used:
Boy. Codas, richie,...whatall
Bike Setup:
Kona Caldera
Bottom Line:
A great all mountain stem that is of light weight for the pounding it can take.
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Submitted by
Loser Loserer
a Weekend Warrior
from Loserville, VT Date Reviewed: January 19, 2006
Favorite Trail:
my local
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
stock on bike
Strengths:
looks good strong
Weaknesses:
dontknow yet havent really been able to ride cuse its winter
$
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