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Description:Cold forged 6061-T6 Aluminum extension with welded head
4-Bolt removable bar clamp
1 1/8" Steerer Diameter
Available in 5 or 15 degree rise
Available in 60, 95, 105, 115, 125 and 135mm lengths
Available in Polished Silver or Shot Blast Black
Weight: (135mm length) 235g.
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Submitted by
Andy
a
from Beautiful BC
Date Reviewed: June 20, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Great selection of sizes. | | Similar Products Used: | Kalloy | | Bike Setup: | '03 Devinci | | Bottom Line: | Great stem for a great price. Leave the CF and other weight saving crud for the roadies. It has taken the abuse I've dished out with no compaints what so ever. 5 for 5 on this puppy | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joshster
a Weekend Warrior
from oakland
Date Reviewed: October 24, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | eldridge grade | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | Kelly factory swap meet | | Strengths: | strong, powdercoat finish, 4 bolt cap, easy to remove logo | | Weaknesses: | not CF light, but then it's a stem & therefore not the best place to save weight
Lousy labels (no complaints though) | | Similar Products Used: | kalloy, kona stock (kalloy?), ritchey | | Bike Setup: | kokopelli | | Bottom Line: | This is a competent, beefy stem with a nice finish. The stickers were peeling, which I think is why it was in a clearance box at the Kelly swap meet. I just used a spoon handle to scrape off the remaining stickers & buffed it out afterwards. Looks sweet now & helped cut down the number of logos on my bike. Peeled the stickers off of my Marzocchi too, so the rig's looking pretty sweet & stealth. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bizario
a Cross Country Rider
from Rexford, MT
Date Reviewed: December 18, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Web Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$19.00 | | Purchased At: | Jesan USA | | Strengths: | Price, Qulity, Stiff and looks good. | | Weaknesses: | Weight (but only if you compare it to stems 3X the price) | | Similar Products Used: | Thamson Elite, Easton EA 60, a few nopname stems. | | Bike Setup: | 2000 GT Zaskar X (Custom) & 2002 Marin Mount Vision Pro | | Bottom Line: | Ok, It’s not a Thomson… but if you are a bit shy on the bucks this is the stem for you. I bought 2 of these as interim stems as I gave my wife the Thomson off my GT and needed a stem till I got something better. I put the other on my Marin MVP to get the geometry right until I could scratch up the bucks for a Thomson. Well, 3 months down the road I have to say that the one on my GT will stay. It looks good, feels stiff and it is a bit on the heavy side; but we are talking about a $19 stem. I will spend the extra cash for the Thomson on my MVP as I like the looks (This is just me being anal) and I strive to keep this bike light. I have had no problem with decals (I’m not sure that they are decals) coming off and the only reason to worry about the amount of torque that you use on these stems is so that you don’t crush your bars. This stem is clearly worthy of being classified with stems over twice its price and the length / angle selection is pretty good.
Bottom line… I give this stem 5 flaming Habaneros
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Submitted by
Hervisaurus
a Cross Country Rider
from IL
Date Reviewed: September 23, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | Private Dealer | | Strengths: | Super stiff, really sturdy 4 bolt removable face plate, good weight to strength ratio | | Weaknesses: | Not available in 0 Degree rise | | Bike Setup: | Trek 9900 custom | | Bottom Line: | It's one of the nicest stems I've used. It's not the lightest stem in the world, so if you're a super weight weenie, don't bother, but it usually beats stock on most bikes. It's really strong and it's the stiffest part of my front end. Everything else under my hands flexes like hell but this thing doesn't move. The forging on it is beautiful. The only problem I found is the rise. I ride a 21 inch frame with a massive head tube, so the angle of my fork is set way back. It would be nice if they offered it in a 0 degree rise or even a negative. Also everyone else has been complaining about their decals coming off, but my stem is laser etched. They must have gotten ripped off. Simply put, if you're looking for a really lightweight stem, go elswhere, but if you don't give a damn buy this stem, it's fantastic. 5 burning mounds of platypus excrement for the value (can't beat 8 bucks) and, although they didn't have a 0 degree, I'm not gonna penalize them on the overall. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hank
a Weekend Warrior
from Plano, TX USA
Date Reviewed: September 5, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | nashbar | | Strengths: | secure fit. The look is okay, but nashbar's version isn't polished, it's a dull silver-like powder. | | Weaknesses: | the brand stickers. Again, nashbar's version isn't polished silver, so it doesn't match the other silver components on my bike. But who cares... I do alittle :) | | Similar Products Used: | stock trek and stock mongoose | | Bike Setup: | Mongoose Zero G3 2001, duke C, oury grips, syncros aluminum flat stem | | Bottom Line: | For $10, this is a good deal. I still like the polished silver version!! | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
blasto
a Weekend Warrior
from Deer Park, NY
Date Reviewed: November 29, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Cathedral Pines | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | 4 bolt pattern
super strong
stays tight | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | titec | | Bike Setup: | '99 voodoo hoodoo, xt driven, truvativ stylo, avid brakes, salsa post | | Bottom Line: | The four bolt pattern stays tight, holds bar secure
Black shot-peened looks great
Beautifully forged--no welds
Great value | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim T
a Weekend Warrior
from Flatlands : (
Date Reviewed: April 19, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Nebo Ridge, Story, IN | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | mail order | | Strengths: | Fit and finish, strength, very nice welds. | | Weaknesses: | Why finish this beautiful stem with crappy decals, even my stock marin stem is screen printed. | | Bottom Line: | Looks like a nicely made product, upon installation the decals started peeling off the beautiful shot peened finish. The 4 bolt clamp holds the bar securely and the stem clamp works fine. The welds are consistant and fit and finish are beautiful, why would you finish off such a nice product with crappy decals. With the decals coming off in my hands and the rise not exactly what I wanted (this was my fault not Koskis)this went back, and I purchased a Thomson. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
peter
a Cross Country Rider
from herndon,va
Date Reviewed: January 15, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | difficult run | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | mtbr.com | | Strengths: | cost, looks great | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | ritchey, kalloy, coda | | Bike Setup: | hardtail with rockshox and litespeed handlebar | | Bottom Line: | not only does the shot peen finish look great, the stem is fully funtional with no problems. the four bolt clamp holds with no problem. the decal is not laser etched, but once its fully off, i probably will not replace. best stem i have had so far. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Christian
a Weekend Warrior
from Warrenton VA
Date Reviewed: December 11, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | old pharm | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Stiff
Looks cool
4 bolt pattern
Takes a hell of torquing on screws and like it | | Weaknesses: | Black version should sya mad max on it | | Similar Products Used: | Klein stems, generic stems, etc | | Bike Setup: | Azonic DS1, bomber Z3QR20, rhyno lites, HS33s, ringle uncle jesse bar, FSA pig headset, Haro platform pedals, koski stem | | Bottom Line: | I really really really like this stem, got it free with the purchase of my fork and front wheel from supergo (boy that rhyno lite rim they sent was old!! cheapskates :) )
Along with my ringle uncle jesse bar and my 20mm axle, it makes a hell of a stiff front end for my bike! The only flex left comes from within (or something)
At first I thought this stem would never fit the kinda rinding I wanted to do with it (jumping and some light trials and DS), but it works GREAT with azonic's DS1 frame... (talk about cheapskates try Azonic) (cheap bashtaaads)... (their frame still is cool tho)
Anyways, this stem rocks and it rocks even more coz t'was free...
Christian =) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a Cross Country Rider
from Boxford, MA
Date Reviewed: October 29, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | cool looking
doesnt loosen up
not very heavy
| | Weaknesses: | the logo is not lazer etched, its stuck on w/ decals | | Similar Products Used: | sun ringle, kore
| | Bike Setup: | Santa cruz chameleon,XTR, Z.3 flylight | | Bottom Line: | pretty good stem, i got it in a build kit and i havent had any trouble with it. Looks like its pretty durable. the stickers are kinda cheap looking | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a Cross Country Rider
from northern Kentucky
Date Reviewed: September 1, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Otter Creek or Cave Run | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | bikeworld.com | | Strengths: | S-T-R-O-N-G
pleasingly consistent welds
overall finish and quality
125mm size availability...(PERFECT) | | Weaknesses: | the Koski logo or moniker is not painted or laser-etched, so the stickers that are on this shot-peened finish stem have peeled off waaaayyyy too easy...however, Eric Schurr at Koski hooked me up with a whole envelope of replacement decals...
...and it's not OVERLY light, really...around 224 grams for the 125mm, I believe...no matter though, I can readily notice the attributes of its strength to weight ratio, so no complaints. | | Similar Products Used: | RaceFace SYStem, Control Tech, Kore | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Chameleon, Marzocchi X-FLY, KING wheelset, RaceFace/XT/XTR drivetrain... | | Bottom Line: | So far, no problems whatsoever (aside from the silly decal thing)...This stem is the 4-bolt pattern and has proven to be a VERY solid XC stem...I have not been able to flex it at all and it has not creaked or come loose...not even once. I had a bit of a problem keeping my RF SYStem tight and "creak-free"...Suffice to say, I am content. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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