The Redshift stem is great. It really absorbs the shock without feeling spongy or springy. I've had it on my road bike for 2 years now and would have bought one for this bike too but I was no longer commuting with it and would only occasionally use it. But for a 1-2 week tour I figure it is worth transferring it over. I bought a converter stem from threaded to threadless and I still have the old road stem that I replaced with the Redshift. I need to undo the bars that I have so nicely set up in the photos to swap it out, but that'll be one time only and from there I can swap stems easily if I want.