Older Eaton EC90 carbon stem with Collet...

[ryanholio]

Does anyone have any experience with this stem? It looks like the only Easton carbon, 2 bolt solution in a 26.0. Was it a bad design and they stopped making it for that reason? Does anyone have a pic of one on their bike?

Thanks guys,
Ryan

[imageking]

Couldn't get to stay on the TCR Advanced tight now use a Deda Alanera bar/stem combo

[Giantlover]

what's the thing under your stem?

[imageking]

what's the thing under your stem?

Its tehe Easton bear trap thats how you take out the build slack with one of these stems.

[XL_Carbon]

what's the thing under your stem?

Its tehe Easton bear trap thats how you take out the build slack with one of these stems.

I hate that bear trap. It's given me a lot of frustration...I kept adjusting it every other ride even with locktite it didn't work...it kept coming loose. But some have had good luck with it so they say. So now I use Extralite Ultrastar with a M6 countersunk screw and carbon top cap...it's heavier but works better. Cheers.

[ryanholio]

My bike currently has the Beartrap and I have not had any problems so far. I just wonder how well the collet style stem holds. It looks chunkier at the fork connection. I am thinking they stopped making it like that if they had slippage issues.

IMAGEKING< do you have a picture of that stem from above to get an idea how fat the back end is?

Thanks,
Ryan

[imageking]

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IMAGEKING< do you have a picture of that stem from above to get an idea how fat the back end is?

Thanks,
Ryan

I didn't take any pix from the back but its not that bulky....I did get it tight but I never really trusted it enough to go flying down Alpine Cols