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Old 12-08-16 | 02:34 PM
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What you posted is aluminum with a carbon fiber wrap for visual appeal.

Look up the term "black aluminum". Since carbon is highly anisotropic, when making a component that experiences forces in all directions, the final product ends up about as heavy as aluminum. Stems are one of those applications.

Look up UNO stems. They are a light aluminum options, pretty high quality. I have a couple.
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