Originally Posted by
ksryder
LOL @ "EVERYTHING NEW IS MARKETING HYPE!!!1!!!!1!!1!"
Pros - 31.8 has removable face plates on the stem making handlebar and stem swaps/adjustments easier (you don't have to unwrap the bar tape and remove the shifters every time you want to change stems.)
Any diameter stem can have removable face plates. I have a box full of 25.4mm stems and a few 26mm with removable face plates.