Originally Posted by
DorkDisk
To me, it looks more like a cheaper version of a
Girvin flex stem, so it would be a suspension stem, and not an adjustable stem. If so, the bolt would be to preload the elastomer.
Girvin Flexstems had poor reviews BITD, I have one somewhere with a rock hard elastomer.
It is a Girvin Flexstem. I never liked it, my wife loved it, came on the bike new in 98. Surprisingly, the elastomer still has some give in it. Regardless, it is history, I don't intend to use it.
This is a shorter frame than I prefer, but I am thinking my Grand daughter might be ready for it in a year or so. Can't believe she is almost 5 foot tall at 9 years old... Anything I do to make it fun for me, ought to be good for her. She expressed an interest in skinny tire bikes like my roadbikes, but she has to learn on other bikes first. Swapping this to drop bars will be a good thing for her later on. Hmmm. Sounds like I found a purpose for this bike! She is getting 24" mtb for XMas, she will learn shifting and such at least, and I'll keep an eye on how it is treated.