 |
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
Home | Product Reviews | Stem | Avid SAAGO | ||||
|
|
||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
Submitted by
Ryan N.
a Weekend Warrior
from Tulsa, OK, USA
Date Reviewed: 10/6/2005 8:27:27 PM |
|
| FavoriteTrail: | Turkey Mountain |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $20 |
| Purchased At: | Ebay |
| Strengths: | BlackOps Resesarch for the masses, be the first to prove your LBS mechanic wrong when he insists "Avid has never made a stem". Stealthy matte black finish. Stiffer than your dead uncle Ray. |
| Weaknesses: | Good luck finding one. CBO has them off and on. Try Ebay. Think before you slap this thing on. There's a certain order - follow the directions. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Ritchey WCS |
| Bike Setup: | Planet X Jack Flash, RockShox Reba 100mm, Avid Mechanicals, SpeedDial Ti levers, X.O trigger shifters & derailleurs, Mavic Crossmax Enduro, Stan's NoTubes, ODI lock-on grips with DangerBoys endplugs, Easton Riser bar, King NoThreadSet, full Nokon cable system |
| Bottom Line: | Only gets 4 chilis because it's a little heavy, but a few extra grams is worth it for being indestructible as well as easy on carbon bars & steerer tubes. The collett system can be confusing, just grease the bolts and think it through. Don't forget to put the thin nylon washer between the stem and the Chris King headset; you do and you'll be starting all over. |
Value Rating: 
Overall Rating: 
|
|
|
Submitted by
Erik
a Weekend Warrior
from San Diego, CA
Date Reviewed: 3/20/2004 8:32:37 PM |
|
| FavoriteTrail: | Upper Cobbles |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $70 |
| Purchased At: | Cambria Outfitters |
| Strengths: | Collet mounting, stiff as they say, light, duro |
| Weaknesses: | as below |
| Bottom Line: | An update from my earlier review, after now having a full year on the stem. I've also converted the bike to a singlespeed, which means much more hard effort on the bars. This is a great stem. Very solid, very secure. |
|
Value Rating:
Overall Rating:
|
|
|
Submitted by
Erik
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego
Date Reviewed: 7/10/2003 2:15:13 PM |
|
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $70 |
| Purchased At: | Cambria Bicycle Outfitters --phone order |
| Strengths: | Stiff As All Get Out, very low "stack height", yet very secure collet attachment system. Matte "black ops" finish looks good. Relatively light. Relatively rare. |
| Weaknesses: | No negative rise or greater than 120mm extension available. Minimal marketing-based cool factor. Not possible to use spacers above the stem, since there is no cap or opening (it's a one piece top). |
| Similar Products Tried: | Ringle Zooka, Syncros Cattlehead, Roox Danny's |
| Bike Setup: | Manitou HT with Manitou Black fork, King headset and DeEvolution kit, XTR drivetrain, etc... Cross country bike. |
| Bottom Line: | This is a good, stiff, light stem with a low stack height. It steers very well, is very easy to set up and yet delivers a secure grip on an aluminum steerer (I don't know about steel). |
|
Value Rating:
Overall Rating:
|
|
|
Submitted by
Mark Wein
a Racer
from Novato, CA , USA
Date Reviewed: 12/31/2002 7:28:51 AM |
|
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | CBO |
| Strengths: | Awesome design |
| Weaknesses: | None |
| Similar Products Tried: | Thomson, Ringle, Salsa |
| Bike Setup: | Grip shift 8sp, Magura Marta SL disc brakes, King disc hubs, Fox fork, King headset. |
| Bottom Line: | The SAAGO stem is the best clamping system of any stem out there. It is stiff, has a awesome bar clamping area, clean collet fork steer clamping system. The bar clamping design is easy on carbon bars. The only down side is the limited size selection(100mm and 120mm). |
|
Value Rating:
Overall Rating:
|
|