Originally Posted by
event horizon
So you are claiming that the folks at Enve, for example(who happen to manufacture and design extremely light stems), have failed to do the most basic engineering calcs for a product that they have brought to market?
Since you have made this Chicken Little claim about cracked stems or face pates due to stem-mounted out front mounts, surely you have many examples of these failures. Right?
"Failed to do the most basic engineering calcs" are not my words.
My words were "Not a fan" and "Encouraging people to be careful and consider."
I think the fact that the ENVE face plate mount does not have a GoPro attachment is telling. My guess is that they
did do their diligence and are unwilling to allow people to place heavier cantilevered loads on their stems, which I agree are pretty light.
Anyone who wants a truly light stem should look at the
Extralite Hyperstem. The 90 mm version is 73 grams vs 122 grams for the ENVE road stem. The Extralite is also $100 less.
Whatever stem anyone wants to use, I'm just encouraging people to consider what they hang off the face plate bolts, that's all. Stems were not designed to support heavy cantilevered loads by the face plate bolts so just be careful and if you do, inspect often.
-Tim-