[ShortTravelMag]

XC riding/racing here, and since I don't really see much, if any, weight penalty for this new stem size (new for MTB anyway), should I get the larger stuff? I'm going flat bar...thinking Titec Pluto Carbon stem and Bar, both of which are available in 31.8.

any reason not to? Stiffnes can't hurt with the bigger size, right?

 

[LyNx]

Don't see a reason not to get the 31.8mm size, if nothing else they look stronger (not sure if they are, but they're sposed to be). I like them and can't seem to give back the set I "borrowed", but I have given the person tyres and other stuff