brianappleby

I've heard a lot of good things about thompson stems, how about handlebars? Weight isn't the most important, but of course it's there.

thanks,
B.

Demit

I don't know of any studies done on stems/bars like those on wheels so I doubt anyone really knows the stiffest stem/bar combo.

DannoXYZ 

Track riders use steel bars for this exact reason. I'd think that one of those one-piece bar+stem combos would tend to be pretty stiff.

damocles1

Thomson X4 stem and Deda Newton deep bars here...

You won't find a combo much stiffer...

jamiewilson3

I use the X2 and Easton EA 70. The Easton bars are good stiffness wise, but with the Thomson, it adds allot. I dont think that you can get any bar stiffer than the Eastons without a weight penalty. The lightest Deda, Easton, FSA, etc Al bars all come in at around the same weight ~230g. I would imagine that they are all about the same.

gsteinb

data?

CastIron

I had Deda bars on a Ritchey stem. Rock solid. Too solid. A little give on road chatter is one of the reasons I got rid of 'em.

damocles1

Where did you see that I was making a technical claim? It's what I ride and have ridden for a while. I tried to go to a Ritchey stem and it was so noodly, I thought something was broken in the front end.

Trust me when I tell you, it's a stiff setup.........

brianappleby

what's up with deda stuff being 31.7 and everyone else being 31.8mm? Are the two compatible?

yonderboy

The actual measurement is 31.75 (1.25 in = 31.75 mm). Deda rounds down. Everyone else rounds up.