Originally Posted by
cappuccino911
so what? a broken stem is a broken stem and your probably gonna be in a world of hurt if it breaks. FWIW, I just got the carbon fiber stem and bars from ebay and am about to put them on my ride.
The point being, Trek almost certainly has greater quality control than the no name asian stems.
FWIW, I wouldn't buy a carbon stem anyway because they are more expensive and not lighter (in general). 3T team ftw.