I'm riding with the Alloy version (team) on my cyclocross and racebike with the arx handlebar and it's great. It looks good combined with the handlebar because they both share that stripe in the middle of the stem and bar.
About stiffness and dureability, I think nothing different than any other of the same kind a stems like WCS/ Syntace/Truvativ etc etc... All a bit the same, just another forged stem with nice looking bolts (they have the shape of light titanium ones... But are just SS). Stiness seems to be really ok and the fit very nicely over the handlebar and steerer tube.. 118 grams is good for such a stem considering the price...
I would not go for the 2 grams lighter stem of the carbon version as it would probably cost you some ribs for that 2 grams. Instead of paying that amount of money just buy the Team version and replace the 6 SS bolts for Titanium and the result shall be a stem below 110grams...
About stiffness and dureability, I think nothing different than any other of the same kind a stems like WCS/ Syntace/Truvativ etc etc... All a bit the same, just another forged stem with nice looking bolts (they have the shape of light titanium ones... But are just SS). Stiness seems to be really ok and the fit very nicely over the handlebar and steerer tube.. 118 grams is good for such a stem considering the price...
I would not go for the 2 grams lighter stem of the carbon version as it would probably cost you some ribs for that 2 grams. Instead of paying that amount of money just buy the Team version and replace the 6 SS bolts for Titanium and the result shall be a stem below 110grams...
