Zipp 145 Carbon stem
11-18-06, 01:51 AM
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Zipp 145 Carbon stem
Has anyone used this stem before, I haven't heard a lot about it. It looks a lot like the Bontrager XXX lite stem. Same stem, different cosmetics?
11-18-06, 07:02 AM
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I've had both, they are different. They might come out of the same factory, as construction is very close, but the Zipp is a 6 degree stem, the Bontrager is a 12, the faceplate mounting holes are also spaced differently. That said I would guess performance would be about the same. I didn't like the extreme 12 degree angle on the bontrager, flipped down it had to much drop for me, and flipped up, it didn't look right.
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11-18-06, 03:57 PM
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They most certainly do not come out of the same factory.
11-18-06, 03:59 PM
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I have one. Pez Cycling News described it as "Opening a can of whoop-ass." They weren't wrong. It absolutely doesn't flex at all. But it vibration damps. I'd have one on all my bikes if I had my druthers.
