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Submitted by
DCW
a Weekend Warrior
from West Germany
Date Reviewed: March 22, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | HiBike | | Strengths: | Robust, Lightish weight, colour, ti screws | | Weaknesses: | The logo rubs off. | | Similar Products Used: | Kore, control tech | | Bike Setup: | Ti hardtail,xt/xtr/race face/Marzocchi/DT Swiss <22lb | | Bottom Line: | This review is for the Dannys XC stem which is lighter than the normal Dannys stem.
Cant go wrong here, quite light @ 170g for 110mm, stem comes in choice of colours. Roox have replaced this stem with the MXC which is lighter still. Dont expect to replace this stem in the immediate future. Could have gone with a Thomson stem but wanted to be different.
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Submitted by
Jorgex
a Weekend Warrior
from Almada, Portugal
Date Reviewed: January 28, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$65.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | -stiff
-all colors and sizes
-CNC | | Weaknesses: | -none | | Similar Products Used: | crapy scott 150mm long | | Bike Setup: | Giant escaper'92 (hardtail) | | Bottom Line: | I bought it a few years ago(1999)and still shows strong signs of stiffness.
No need for Thomson. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chad
a Cross Country Rider
from Iowa
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Monk-a-moo | | Strengths: | ? | | Weaknesses: | The bolt area breaks easily! | | Similar Products Used: | Coda | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale F600, XT dual control, fr. rr. xt. Race face next LP crank, Sworks carbon bar, time atac carbon pedals. etc. etc... | | Bottom Line: | Thought it wold be a cool alternative to coda, for bling factor. But the stems break easily at the bolt mount area. had two break. Got first one, replaced and thought it could be a defect (nobodys perfect) but a year later the 2nd one broke in the same place, and looked very brittle where it broke. Coda seems the way to go with headshock size stems. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Eckley
a Weekend Warrior
from Avon Lake, Ohio,USA
Date Reviewed: April 3, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | any | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Monk a Moo | | Strengths: | strong-stiff-cnc'd billet aluminum. | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Similar Products Used: | Thomson - Race Face - Specialized Sworks | | Bike Setup: | GT Zaskar Team - Rock Shox Sid Race Carbon - Easton EC 70 flat bar 5 degree bend - ODI ruffian lock on - Altek levers. | | Bottom Line: | This stem is every bit as good or equal to my Thomson... which I consider to be the best stem on the market along with their seatpost.
After finding that I could not use a Thomson stem with my Sid Carbon steerer (clamping issues) I researched every stem on Mtbreview...I chose the ROOX Danny stem because it is manufactured similarly to the Thomson (different clamping design). Very satisfied. Now I hear that Rock Shox has approved the Thomson stem for use with the Carbon steerer. I see no advantage in switching. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew Fatman
a Cross Country Rider
from Feldafing
Date Reviewed: December 20, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | hibike | | Strengths: | Design, strong, precisely machined, good screws and threads | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Syntace, Race Face, Ritchey WCS, FSA, Salsa | | Bike Setup: | DeKerf Generation | | Bottom Line: | It is very stiff (I can tell that, self 220 lbs), the stiffest I know including the Syntace, which comes next. It looks nice. It is perhaps a bit difficult to get excited anout a stem, but this one is really sexy. It is very precisely machined. In comparison: the Race Face makes funny noises, the Ritchey is to soft for me, the FSA is just acceptable with respect to stiffness and is really light (160g), the Syntace is very good, too, but the design is too clumsy for a CroMoly frame. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jeferbeest
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Swollen Ass | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | It's strong, and it looks wicked | | Weaknesses: | nil | | Similar Products Used: | crappy no name alum | | Bike Setup: | Azonic DS 1, Judy XLC, rhyno lites, tioga 2.3DH | | Bottom Line: | A great product, nothin to be disappointed about. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kona Rider
a Cross Country Rider
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | from Work to Home | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | Evans, London | | Strengths: | See below
| | Weaknesses: | Desirability (see below) | | Similar Products Used: | Various no-names. | | Bike Setup: | Kona Lava Dome
Z3 BAM
XT drivetrain
its White | | Bottom Line: | Lets get that average up again (See below)
I'll be buying another one soon as someone unbolted mine and made off with it when i wasn't looking. (Scum)
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Submitted by
rod stabler
a Cross Country Rider
from cortland ny
Date Reviewed: June 16, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | strong,rigid,very well machined | | Weaknesses: | none unless ur a weight weenie , as it weighs about 220 grams | | Similar Products Used: | kalloy,titec,kore,kosky | | Bike Setup: | 00' jamis comp tricked to 25 lbs. | | Bottom Line: | if ruggedness,stiffness and quality with set and forget performance is what your goal is-BUY IT, YOUL'LE NEVER USE ANYTHING ELSE! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Per
a Racer
from Calgary, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Side Show | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Very Stiff and light. Cool colours.The design is one peice machined so the stem is very strong and still light weight. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Scott team racing | | Bike Setup: | Scott Comp Racing, Roox stem (blue), Sid XC, Xt/Lx | | Bottom Line: | A great stem for any hard core mountain biker. Its light enough for xc racing and strong enough for freeride. Just an awsome product with a high cool factor. Makes your bike look custom. Very tech. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ljack
a Downhiller
from Austria
Date Reviewed: June 17, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Very strong, not too heavy, doesnt flex at all, cool colors, all sizes available | | Weaknesses: | None (in Austria the RooX stuff is not so expensive) | | Similar Products Used: | Tioga | | Bike Setup: | Chaka KAPU 1500, Bomber Z1 (long travel), Magura HS33 rear, Gustav M front, DT Hügi hubs | | Bottom Line: | Its the ultimate stem for you if you are a downhiller or freerider, it can take anything and doesnt weigh that much! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dustin
a Racer
from Calgary AB CANADA
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | powderface | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Looks, Strength, Stiff, Bolts on side, Removable front cap for easy handlebar change. | | Weaknesses: | Price, Weight | | Similar Products Used: | Kore, raceface, Syncros | | Bike Setup: | GT, Manitou, XT, RooX | | Bottom Line: | Awsome product... if their cranks are as god as their stem they're mine!!!!!
Buyers: Hardcore XC racers, Free riders, heavy people, people around 5'11"(for dannys little), who likes control.
Passers: DH racers(get DH version), kamakazi riders.
Personally this product kiks ass, but dont tell to many people about it cause i want it to be our little secret *wink* | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
the kluge
a Weekend Warrior
from victoria, bc, can.
Date Reviewed: February 5, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | the Dump | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Everything. It's machined out of a single pieces of aluminum. It looks like the s%#!t and comes in ALL sizes. | | Weaknesses: | Price, though it's still worth it. | | Bike Setup: | 99 Kona Muni-Mula. Z-1 Dropoffs, etc. | | Bottom Line: | Killer performance. If you do any extreme riding, THIS is the stem you need. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lars Frick
a Racer
from Stockholm
Date Reviewed: January 20, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Dunno | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Strong, no flex, solid feel and good Looks. | | Weaknesses: | A tad heavy | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager Stem | | Bike Setup: | Klein Attitude Race, SRAM 9.0SL grips n ders, Chris King hubs n headset, FSA Carbon cranks, Time pedals, Bontrager rims & tyres, Easton Monkey Lite bars | | Bottom Line: | This is a solid product made from a single piece of metal. Nice looks and the bolts are on the side which is a nice knee-saving feature. PS. Who's the schmelnik below that destroyed the Roox rating by writing about some other product? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hagen Kirmis
a Downhiller
from North Shore, B.C.
Date Reviewed: January 11, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: |
my trail THE WILD CHERRY | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
The RooX(Jim Bob), is very stiff. | | Weaknesses: |
IT SUCKS FOR THE NORTH SHORE, THE BEARINGS SIEZE ALL THE TIME. | | Similar Products Used: |
Ringle Supper Dupper Hubba Bubba, WOW! | | Bike Setup: |
Psycle Werks Mad Dog, Rock Shox Boxxer 151 | | Bottom Line: | It is a terrible through axle hub, for the North Shore, due to the fact of the disk brake side seal. I've gone through 1 set of bearrings and it still seizes after only 8 months.
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Submitted by
Jochen
a Cross-Country Rider
from Austria
Date Reviewed: June 30, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
stiff, durable, and I believe it stands my driving style | | Weaknesses: |
I would love 5cm at the steering tube instead of four | | Similar Products Used: |
Kore, control tech, race face .. | | Bike Setup: |
Zaskar with Z2 atom bomb | | Bottom Line: | really smart product, screws not in range of your knees, thick front plate and screws inserted more than 1cm (unlike control tech), various length, nice colors and design | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Harreson
a Weekend Warrior
from Rossland, BC
Date Reviewed: June 2, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Everything in Rossland | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
machined all from 1 chunk of alloy billet, it's stiffer than Kore, and the steerer bolts are away from knees on the front right side of the stem.
It looks great, solid looking and hugely overbuilt. Come in a huge range of sizes and risses with lots of great powdercoated colors | | Weaknesses: |
Apart from a little extra weight and they cost quite a bit but your getting top european design from Austria.
To me these are not weaknesses as such | | Similar Products Used: |
Kore | | Bike Setup: |
Turner XCE with Bomber Z1 | | Bottom Line: | This is the choice stem up on Vancouver's infamous North Shore, They don't break or flex, andit's one solid built MF of a component you can be confident that it will take any abuse you can come up with. | | Overall Rating: |
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