Originally Posted by
bonz50
I'm planning on dropping to a 90mm/6* stem to tweak my fit a little. since I'm in for a stem anyway, is there a reason I should consider a carbon stem over an AL one?? any tangible benefits to ride quality or stiffness?? seems to me, outside of the very high end pieces, there is virtually zero weight advantage even over the stock Cannondale C2 I already have, might even just look for a 90mm version of that on the 'bay.
thoughts??
http://www.extralite.com/Products/HyperStem.htm
69g for 80mm, 74g for a 90mm You'd think add 1g for every 2mm, just this is ExtraLite and the material moves around based on length. Nothing goes where it shouldn't and this stuff is strong and stiff. And pretty expensive, but less than many inferior carbon ones.
