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Description:Single bolt removable front clamp
Patented KneeSaver rear clamp design
Ovalized, oversized center tube
Titanium bolts
Glass bead blast finish
Headshock model available
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Submitted by
Benny
a Weekend Warrior
from CA
Date Reviewed: March 19, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | on line | | Strengths: | No other stem compares. I have had most all of them either already on the bike I bought or purchased seperatly. The Kore stem is superb in every way. I have had my Elite stem for over three years and why change it to something inferior when it does everything its suppose to! Stiff, easy loading and still looks great with that lazer engraving logo. I love it, check it out, you wont be disappointed. Thanks Kore | | Weaknesses: | na | | Similar Products Used: | you name it, i used it, been MTB riding for over 25 years | | Bottom Line: | The last stem I will buy | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Q
a Cross Country Rider
from Northern Virginia
Date Reviewed: October 13, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo (RIP!) | | Strengths: | Excellent design, finish, and performance | | Weaknesses: | Current model has changed slightly from earlier design | | Similar Products Used: | Kore Lite | | Bike Setup: | hardtail | | Bottom Line: | Great stem! More companies should copy/steal the single piece Kneesaver rear clamp design -- it works! The single bolt, sliding face of the handlebar clamp is smart too. Overall clean looks along with the laser cut/machined graphics and bead blasted finish make it an attractive, hard wearing stem. I bought this to replace my Kore Lite, since it wouldn't take a riser bar, and my friend had been using an Elite and was very happy. I always thought the Ti bolts were a little soft (using a torque wrench and following specifications) and I eventually replaced them with SS ones, but everyone else seems to love them, so who knows. This stem is staying on my current bike, and future bikes for as long as possible! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul C
a Weekend Warrior
from Boca Raton, FL, USA
Date Reviewed: December 23, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$23.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Lite, strong, minimlaistic. | | Weaknesses: | Can be tough to mount with a riser stem. | | Similar Products Used: | GT forged stem | | Bike Setup: | GT Avalanche 3.0 disk | | Bottom Line: | Light stem, love how it only has one bolt to adjust the handlebar. Only problem i found is that you have to slide the stem face in and then bolt it to the main stem. Good things are the titanium bolts, rock solid, cool colors (I got the anodized red), light. All around a good stem. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from San Antonio, Texas
Date Reviewed: September 30, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Extremely well built product with outstanding longevity. | | Weaknesses: | Absolutely none after more than 3 years. | | Similar Products Used: | Ritchey stems. | | Bike Setup: | Intense Tracer. Stem holds an Easton CT2 Carbon Handlebar.
Shimano XT Drivetrain, Hollowtech II Cranks, Thomson Seatpost. | | Bottom Line: | This is an update to my first review of this stem from roughly four years ago.
Since then, I have exposed this stem to rigorous riding in all sorts of conditions on many trails. The stem still looks as good as new although it has gone through a whole bunch of wipe outs.
Construction:
The stem has a clamping mechanism on the face-plate which holds the handlebar. This eliminates the need for multiple bolts and saves weight. The stem has a bead-blasted finish with laser etched logos. This finish is very durable and scratch resistant.
The titanium bolts are the icing on the cake. No corrosion, and simply an amazing material to combine with such a high-quality stem.
I can only recommend it after years of serious use ! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
doods
a Weekend Warrior
from p.i
Date Reviewed: March 16, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | no flex great shape bulky and bomb proof!!!!
i have the 120mm zero rise and my ride was pimped out!!
| | Weaknesses: | nada!!! | | Similar Products Used: | raceface prodigy | | Bike Setup: | sram 9.0 all the way baby,trek 4300,mavic-xtr-dt rev
| | Bottom Line: | if you want the best stem out ther get kore elite you'll never regret getting it... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Downhiller
from Mpls Minn
Date Reviewed: October 28, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | Jeds Cycles | | Strengths: | Everything you need, Stiff, Sweet looking, Light | | Weaknesses: | Nothing | | Similar Products Used: | Ritchey,tompson | | Bottom Line: | I would not buy anything else. Had other stems on other bikes, this setm out last them all and still performs like day one. Keep up the great components Kore and dont change this stem its SWEEEET! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Angus Beef
a Cross Country Rider
from Ridgefield,Ct,06877
Date Reviewed: September 27, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Huntington | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | price,front removeable clamp | | Weaknesses: | welded design,bulky,cheap stickers | | Similar Products Used: | ringle,ritchey........ | | Bike Setup: | c'dale h-tail all high end custom | | Bottom Line: | After 1 year of riding this stem I was washing my bike and doing an inspection when I found a hairline crack about 1" long at the weld of the stem. Hasn't been making noise but I will replace asap. There is a reason this stem is $12- at pricepoint now. It served its purpose though for the price. I way 220 and would not reccommend to anyone my size. I'll be buying a raceface deus now | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from New Haven, CT
Date Reviewed: April 4, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | All of them | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Excellent looks, easy to take the bar off when needed, very light, super stiff, not getting bitten by my stem. | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Similar Products Used: | Control tech, Coda | | Bike Setup: | Old school '95 Cannondale Tried and true XT, Mavic 517 XTR, carbon, Chris King, Race Face | | Bottom Line: | Awesome, excellent, and any other superlatives that come to mind. I wish I bought 10 of them to make sure I have one for every bike I'll ever own. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pierre
a Cross Country Rider
from Black Mountain, NC
Date Reviewed: March 5, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Kitsuma NC | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$24.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | 25 degree rise, good looking and stiff. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Iron Horse stem. | | Bike Setup: | Hardtail, Iron Horse, 24 speed, clippless pedals, Elite Kore Stem, Linear pull brakes, Grip shifters. | | Bottom Line: | The original stem on my bike was way to long and low. The Kore stem with the 25 degree rise and short length of 105mm is perfect. It has really helped with the tough climbs when you need to pull down and back on the handlebars. It looks great (I got a red one.), performs wonderfully and at $24 on ebay, it was a super buy. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Vic
a Racer
from Westchester,Ca USA
Date Reviewed: October 4, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | everything local and CO. | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | bikeology | | Strengths: | Stiff, Single bolt front clamp, The best looking | | Weaknesses: | nada | | Similar Products Used: | tompson | | Bottom Line: | Kore rocks!! after all they originated the headset stem and thats why I have two Kore elite stems. They are definetly the best out there, The tompson stem slipped. The Kore stem is lighter and better looking too. check it out and compare. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
weather expert
a Weekend Warrior
from iowa
Date Reviewed: May 30, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay (yeah!) | | Strengths: | STIFF with capital S. bead peened for strength and scratch resistence. subtle graphics look good. | | Weaknesses: | you kiddin me? | | Similar Products Used: | nashbar (pretty good), control tech (if it's not mis-aligned POS it's just a mediocre stem, unless it says team issue), salsa moto ace (non-SUL=mediocre), syncros (pain in the @ss), etc | | Bike Setup: | what's relevant: steel xc hardtail with a z2 in front, 5d 580mm flat bar. 135mm kore elite stem. fsa xl2 headset. | | Bottom Line: | best stem i've used, period.
i've used kore elite on my friends bikes before and i was impressed. now i have one on my xc rig and the differencec shows.
kore elite, even at 135mm, is WAY stiff and lasts a lifetime. bar clamp is wide and the faceplate is interlocked, so the stress is not on the bolt but the stem itself (so they can use ti bolt to save weight and resist rust). good engineering. also, the interlock also makes stem stiffer than most every 4-bolt. single bolt saves hassle of torquing each bolt in turn and kicks out the possibility of uneven torque. i'm more of a SS type so i stand up a lot. when hammering or steering our of ruts, the stiff stem really brings back some feel of my rigid SS bike. better yet, the subtle graphics matches stealthy look of my bike perfecctly.
retail price is pretty high though, and dealers are rare and far in between. if you find a deal, go for it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Craig
a Cross Country Rider
from Irvine, Ca
Date Reviewed: May 6, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Strong, easy adjustments, awesome look! | | Weaknesses: | Price..maybe. | | Bottom Line: | I have had this stem for over 2 years and have had no problems with it nor have I needed to make any adjustment (tightening due to riding) to it. I am very happy with the look, strength, and ease of adjustment. I bought the silver as I was afraid that the colored stems would scratch silver. I remember that the stem was pricy, but it is worth every penny. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sean
a Cross Country Rider
from Leicester GB
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | My back yard | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | Mac's bikes | | Strengths: | Stiff, Doesnt make noise like other high end stems, holds tight | | Similar Products Used: | race face, tompson | | Bottom Line: | I think its safe to say that since I have been riding this stem for over a year now here in Europe I can say the stem works flawlessly. I have tried many high end stems that claim they are the best but dont even work as nice as my stock stem that came with my bike. Kore elite stem is definetly the best upgrade I made | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Graham
a
from Los Angeles
Date Reviewed: April 9, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Strengths: | Very stiff, very nice looking, Titanium bolts, laser engraved logos | | Weaknesses: | nothing | | Bottom Line: | I wouldnt buy anything else. This stem is the best peroid! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay K
a Weekend Warrior
from Canandaigua, NY
Date Reviewed: January 27, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | many local | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | Stiff, rad lookin | | Weaknesses: | nothing i could ever find | | Similar Products Used: | azonic | | Bottom Line: | I have a 120mm with a 10 degree rise in black. I bought it in Dec of 01. It still performs like new. never worry about it like my other parts. I paid for quality and got it. Thanks Kore. I will buy more. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill
a Cross Country Rider
from Santa Barbara,Ca. USA
Date Reviewed: July 4, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Strengths: | Stiff, only stem with Ti Bolts that I could find, also round knee saver rear clamp and super trick sliding front clamp | | Weaknesses: | Like to see it cheaper but oh well | | Similar Products Used: | Azonic, raceface | | Bottom Line: | I saw the people choice for this stem and new I had a winner. This stem rules and I bought the big stem to fit my Cannondale headshock. It has the best finish that I have seen on any stem. Keep up the great products Kore! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
eelpie
a Cross Country Rider
from virginia
Date Reviewed: February 26, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | avalon/patapsco | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | speedgoat.com | | Strengths: | plenty stiff
one fat bastid
shot-peened finish
cheap (the goat was blowing them out for a day w/ free shipping)
knee-saver steer clamp design
titanium hardware ("wow" factor) | | Weaknesses: | don't know of any real weaknesses yet (though I would have listed price if I paid the $140 retail)...not exactly light, but not overly heavy (200 gram range); welded, so not as aesthetically pleasing as the Thomson. | | Similar Products Used: | Thomson Elite, Titec Lil Al | | Bike Setup: | Aeon Isis | | Bottom Line: | Good stem if you can get it at the ridiculous $35 price. Not as elegant as the Thomson. Seems as stiff (but then again, the Titec wasn't exactly lacking in that department either; it's all subjective to an extent). If you like loud graphics, it's a must.
Though it's got the knee-saver steerer clamp (no bolt heads hanging out), the clamp design is much thicker than the Thomson, so the knee-saving benefit is not as good.
I will say that I stripped an allen wrench (US-made, no less) on the bar clamp titanium bolt, so it's plenty strong. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Todd
a Weekend Warrior
from Dallas, Tx
Date Reviewed: January 25, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Jensonusa.com | | Strengths: | Strong, proven design | | Weaknesses: | maybe the weight? Tall headtube clamp requires a lot of steerer tube (not really a drawback, you just need to cut your steerer tube to compensate for it) | | Similar Products Used: | Kore Lite, Trek house brand | | Bike Setup: | Klein Pulse, Easton XC riser bar | | Bottom Line: | I got the 135/0 degree model to get some extra reach, the Klein cockpit was a bit cramped for my gorilla arms. It works like a good stem should, install and forget it.
It's big, it's burly, it's overbuilt. Around 200g, but so what. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Cross Country Rider
from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Date Reviewed: January 24, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Markham Park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Speedgoat | | Strengths: | Great knee protection | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Stock Stem | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Super V 500 '01, FSA Crankset, XTR V-brakes, Easton EA70, Sram 9.0 levers, XT drivetrain,Panaracer Fire XC, Etc. | | Bottom Line: | After suffering a major downhill crash and comparing the two holes in my knee to the two bolts on my old stem, the choice was obvious. No more knee holes..........da. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
AlEx
a Downhiller
from Union city
Date Reviewed: December 11, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Skegg point | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson USA | | Strengths: | very stiff, light (200g), and ti bolts | | Weaknesses: | none so far? | | Similar Products Used: | easton 70, kore stems | | Bike Setup: | KHS 2000 elite with judy race'00 all XT components, kore 2 seatpost, azonic dh handle bars and Hot S tires | | Bottom Line: | This kore elite is the best stem I ever purchased. I spent only $35 bucks."WOW" compared to the easton 70 for $100. The powdered black looks color is pretty sharp. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marc Tremain
a Cross Country Rider
from NJ, USA
Date Reviewed: October 10, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mahlon, allamuchy, etc | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | price point | | Strengths: | Great looks,
knee saver
ti bolts,
etched graphics | | Weaknesses: | design not stiff enough...
Stem bent and twisted after less than a year of cross country riding. | | Similar Products Used: | Race Face System
Titec Big al
Ibis Stem
Kore Lite 3d
Ritchey
KONA DH
and plenty more | | Bike Setup: | GT hardtail
2001 z3 qr20
all raceface
sunrims, avid discs, SDG, Azonic bars, thomson post, XTR components | | Bottom Line: | This stem is very good looking and rides very well. Unfourtunatley mine has twisted and cracked... I am not too confident in KORE products now that I have snapped a pair of their bars, stipped out bolt holes on a stem, twisted this stem, and almost oblidirated all the pins on their platform pedals. I will be staying away from Kore from now on, stems are not supposed to break...ever! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Racer
from San Antonio, Texas
Date Reviewed: September 6, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Flat Rock Ranch | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$59.00 | | Strengths: | Looks solid, well machined, light, good design. | | Weaknesses: | Price | | Similar Products Used: | the usual | | Bottom Line: | This stem looks like a work of art, is light and superstiff.
The permanent logos are kick ass too. I have a 130mm with 0 deg. rise on my Intense Tracer. Will probably get a shorter Elite with more rise though. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Randy Savage
a Cross Country Rider
from Salt Lake, UT
Date Reviewed: August 31, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | soix run, Blazers'single track | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$85.00 | | Purchased At: | Paus bikes | | Strengths: | Best engineered | | Weaknesses: | nothing | | Similar Products Used: | raceface | | Bottom Line: | My buddy had this stem for years without a problem so when I sold my bike and built a new one I went with a Kore Elite stem and Kore freeride bars. This is got to be the best combo around. Everthing is so stiff and makes me feel more confident when I ride. Oh the stem is sweet too. no stickers, great idea and TI bolts to keep the weight down. Glad I went with the Kore.Looking at getting a Kore seatpost next. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Carlsbad, Ca
Date Reviewed: August 21, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$85.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo | | Strengths: | all you need | | Weaknesses: | nada | | Similar Products Used: | stock junk | | Bottom Line: | This is the lightest, stiffest, best looking stem around. I have had this stem with absolutly not one problem with it. Had a Ti stem before which had razor sharp bolt boses on the back. I cut my knee so bad, had to have 15 stiches! Chucked that stem.
Thats whats nice about the Kore stem, its rounded around the back. Kore gave some serious thought in designing this stem. I had a syncros stem before that had that cam/wedge clamp that I couldn't keep tight if my life depended on it, and it did, especially decending. Dont beleive me, check them out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ray
a Racer
from carlsbad, Ca.
Date Reviewed: February 27, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$85.00 | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | Clamps tight, unlike my last stem! | | Weaknesses: | nothing | | Similar Products Used: | controltech | | Bottom Line: | The control tech stem was strong butI gashed my knee on the rear bolt one too many times. Bought the Kore Elite with the "knee saver design" Now I don't have that worry. Oh ya the elite has permanent logos that won't rub off and look terrible like most stems. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego Ca usa
Date Reviewed: December 21, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | everything you want in the stem | | Weaknesses: | little pricey | | Similar Products Used: | raceface | | Bottom Line: | My stem is a sweet 120m with a 10 deg rise. can a stem give you bigger ba___? i think so! This stem is solid but yet feels very comfortable. I recommend this stem over others because paying a couple bucks extra goes along ways. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul
a Cross Country Rider
from Cambridge
Date Reviewed: October 8, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Too many to pick just one... | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$105.00 | | Purchased At: | www.speedgoat.com | | Strengths: | Just a thing of absolute beauty
Completely and utterly flex and creak free
Recessed clamp bolts
Laser etched and CNCed logos
Did I mention this thing looks like a work of art? | | Weaknesses: | Priced like a work of art, seriously, is this the most expensive non-titanium stem you can buy?
Mega-logo is not for those who want to blend in, particularly in red like mine. | | Similar Products Used: | Dean, Specialized, Control Tech, too many housebrands to remember | | Bike Setup: | 99 Specialized FSR XC Pro, modified in an attempt to make it feel like my old RM 250 | | Bottom Line: | Do you blanch at the thought of spending $100 on a handlebar? $250 for a pair of cranks? Does $2300 seem like a reasonable amount to spend on a bike, although "it isn't quite speced as nice as I'd like"? If so then this stem, along with the Thompson and Race Face are your kind of products. But unlike the Thompson anyway, this thing just screams "look at me! I am beautiful! Don't you wish you were me?" I mean the "Kore" logo on the side is legible from 200 yards, the shot-peened anodized red finish bedazzles onlookers with its gem-like luster. Its kind of like a supermodel while the Thompson is like an attractive woman, who is also a doctor (sorry to any women reading this I mean no offense by the analogy). Not sure what the Race Face is...
Does this stem actually work any better than a $20 forged no-name though? Well, uh....hmmm...ok, probably not. I mean what does a stem do anyway. I will say that this stem does "seem" stiffer than the run-of-the-mill aluminum Dean stem it replaced, which is not suprising given its collosal diameter (looks about the same as the bikes downtube ;-). Also, while I have absolutely no sound scientific evidence to back this up, I would rather be using this stout stem than a minimalist low-weight special when coming off a bad wheelie drop (which all mine are).
So they really are not much better than something you find in a a bin at your local bike store for $15. But hey, cubic zirconia look just like diamonds and have the same chemical composition right? Just try getting engaged with one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ross
a Weekend Warrior
from Colorado Springs, CO
Date Reviewed: September 27, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Porcupine Rim, Moab | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$105.00 | | Purchased At: | Colorado Cyclist | | Strengths: | light weight, great engineering, strong as an ox, great looks with the laser engraving | | Weaknesses: | creaks a bit, titanium bolts get stuck | | Similar Products Used: | Kalloy, Icon | | Bike Setup: | Specialized HT, RockShox SID XL, XT drivetrain, Syncros post, Cane Creek headset, Mavic X517/XT wheelset, Tioga Factory DH 2.1s, Easton Scandium DH bar | | Bottom Line: | What can be said that hasn't already. This is a great stem with good looks and excellent engineering (swing clamp, recessed bolts). It creaks a bit when I stand up in a climb, but that can be fixed with a little dry-lube on the hinge. I replaced the easily-stuck titanium bolts with steel ones and have had no problems. Looks good with my Salsa stem cap... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jason
a Weekend Warrior
from natick, massachusetts
Date Reviewed: June 23, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | lynn woods | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | one of the only aftermarket company that makes a stem that fits the cannondale headshok system | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | coda stem | | Bike Setup: | cannondale, spinergy wheels, raceface cranks, LP seatpost, Easton CF handlebar. | | Bottom Line: | I purchased my kore elite from cambria. it was a little pricy but they're the only distributors that sells compatible headshok stems. My stem is silver with a negative one degree rise which is also perfect for the cannondale geometry.
The stem works great and looks trick. If you have some dough, get rid of your coda and get a kore. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a
from Stony Brook Ny USA
Date Reviewed: June 13, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anything with dirt | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Light, very rigid, reducing flex during tough climbs, single bolt attachment makes for fast bar changes | | Weaknesses: | so far none, but if i find any you'll hear bout it for sure | | Similar Products Used: | stock mongoose stem | | Bottom Line: | Bought the stem because my old one had two major problems. 1) it was too long and hurt my back a lot 2)it also had a lot of flex to it, and was inhibiting on long climbs, plus it creaked a lot. the kore stem is light despite it's massive diamter, (way larger than my mongoose one), looks great, and is rock solid. on the second ride with it i t tookk a nice header, resulting a a crushed rim, not a scratch on the stem though. it's a little pricy, but it will probably be the last stem you ever buy, so who cares. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Mike
a Racer
from Oak Brook, IL
Date Reviewed: June 12, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | no worries | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Syncros | | Bottom Line: | I bought this stem because the last stem I had kept coming loose after tightening it. It had a wedge design that would push up against the aluminum steer tube of my fork. The Kore stem clamped basically like most with two bolts around back, except they have a nice design to hide pertruding bolt bosses that can make hamburger out of your knees when climbing. The stem is stiff and has the trickest removable front loading design I have found. I recomend this stem to anyone | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe Lorenzo
a Cross Country Rider
from Downing, Mo.
Date Reviewed: May 31, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Bills,sidewinder | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | THE THREE SSS stout, stiff, strong! | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Syncros, controltech, dean | | Bike Setup: | control dept-king headset,kore elite bars, | | Bottom Line: | this stem rocks!
last stem for this bike I will buy. had it over two years with no problems. no stickers, all lasered logos, trick removable front loading face plate. this is by far the best stem I have owned. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Banks
a Cross Country Rider
from Woodland Hills, CA.
Date Reviewed: March 13, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | evrything local&Utah | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Stiff, well built | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | controltech, Kore lite | | Bottom Line: | Had a controltech that was welded crooked, finally got rid of it, bought a Kore lite stem, great stem for the money, but I wanted a removeable front clamp for packing up my rig, so i put the lite stem on my home bike. The elite is much diferant than the lite. It has laser instead of stickers and Ti bolts instead of steel. A nicer bead finish as well. A little pricey at first but the price fades when I hit the trail for the first time. Get one you wont be sorry! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Marc
a Cross Country Rider
from San Jose, CA
Date Reviewed: February 9, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Light, strong and damn nice looking. I gaot the ball-bunished model so there are no trashings that show | |
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