Thread: Advantages of a "nicer" stem
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Old 09-19-10 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by bvfrompc
I have one of the Forte Stems, $20-$30 (it's been a while), it's aluminum, it weighs 135gms, all the sizes you could want, I have never seen anything 10gms lighter that wasn't 3-5X the price. Come in gloss or matte, really, anything more is because you like the looks better.
I have one of those too. It holds my handlebars. It's going strong after many, many miles. It weighs barely any more than some very, very expensive stems.

What more can you even ask from a stem. Let's see: Holds handlebars? Check. Decent weight? Check. Strong? Check.

Winner.

Same for the Dimension stems that QBP sells. Nice stuff.
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