New cheap light stem (MT Zoom)

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New MT Zoom stems

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6 deg. weights: 70mm (81g), 80mm (85g), 90mm (88g), 100mm (95g) 110mm (99g)

17 deg. weights 70mm (79g), 80mm (88g), 90mm (91g), 100mm (98g) 110mm (101g)

Can be even lighter if you replace the steel hardware with ti

£35 with VAT
£29 without

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I needed one 60mm 6deg.

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Doesn't it look identical to Lyti?

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Klaster_1 wrote:Doesn't it look identical to Lyti?
Yes it does, looks like they have a lot of products in common. So probably buying from the same supplier

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How are these for flex? Anybody know?

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Also looks identical to the Wren stems, though Wren seems to be claiming slightly lower weights for a given length...

https://wrensports.com/product/crazy-li ... inum-stem/

To be fair, once your talking about light, cheap forged aluminum stems, a lot of resellers are likely sourcing from the same OEM.

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All these cheap light aluminium stems..do they flex like cheese?
What is your reviews?

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GPetsis wrote:
Sun Jan 10, 2021 8:42 am
All these cheap light aluminium stems..do they flex like cheese?
What is your reviews?
They should flex roughly as much as expensive light aluminum stems, but are maybe more durable

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by xkcd

in what way would they be more durable?

on a mountainbike, is it even possible to feel the flex from the stem separately to..tires, fork, all that?

by the way, what really sucks on light cheap stems are the bolts, which are in my experience single-use

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xkcd wrote:
Mon Jan 11, 2021 8:24 pm
in what way would they be more durable?
The stems above - and most cheap stems - are forged, which will (very generally spoken) result in a stronger part compared to machining, which is how expensive stems are often made.

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:cry:
Marin wrote:
Tue Jan 12, 2021 2:27 pm
xkcd wrote:
Mon Jan 11, 2021 8:24 pm
in what way would they be more durable?
The stems above - and most cheap stems - are forged, which will (very generally spoken) result in a stronger part compared to machining, which is how expensive stems are often made.
i am confused..
Cheap al stems stronger than expensive stems that are machining?

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GPetsis wrote:
Wed Jan 13, 2021 12:53 am
i am confused..
Cheap al stems stronger than expensive stems that are machining?
Why confused?

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in the vein of alloy super lightweight stems has anyone looked into the newmen evo sl 318.2 ?

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Marin wrote:
Wed Jan 13, 2021 1:47 pm
GPetsis wrote:
Wed Jan 13, 2021 12:53 am
i am confused..
Cheap al stems stronger than expensive stems that are machining?
Why confused?

Why then someone's going to pay 100-150euro for an expensive one stem that eill be lees stronger than a 3d forged light stem?

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GPetsis wrote:
Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:49 am
Why then someone's going to pay 100-150euro for an expensive one stem that eill be lees stronger than a 3d forged light stem?
Because it's lighter or looks cool. Everyone has different priorities.

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