Pain to put on and take off, longer time to install.Shop the Renthal Apex at Jenson USA, starting at $89.99 Or, if it gets big enough and propagates out, you can see it with the bar installed." - jcook a stress crack developed on the top edge of the central bore, visible if you remove the bars. "A great lightweight stem that would be solid for 95% of riders, but I personally feel it's a stem for a trail bike and not up to the task of being ridden hard. I only wish they were a little less expensive." - VonR I like the minimalist kind of moto style design. "I have two of the 35mm diameter versions. I think, due to that, I weakened the steering clamp and both clamps ended up breaking off." - cableguy5586 "I unfortunately was in the process of figuring out my front end and was taking the stem on and off quite regularly. Paired with a Renthal FatBar Carbon it's a perfect match." - Hillside_Cycling "It's one of the best stems, also best looking IMHO. I've seen a lot of people over tighten these probably due to this fact." - wojo I think in the pursuit of lightness they took too much material out of the bands which sacrifices grip strength. The steerer clamp is probably the weak point of the design. It makes the handlebar easy to fit and torque correctly. "The handlebar clamps with the wrap around feature are great. The stem will spin on the fork in a heavy crash, but I've only done that once and everything looked fine after and hasn't moved since." - yzedf "The stem is light and stiff, no creaks, cracks or corrosion in 6 months of use on my long travel bike. Some reviews question strength and steerer clamps being too thin.Split ~220deg clamp design looks great when paired up to a Renthal gold ano bar.Shop the Race Face Atlas at Jenson USA, starting at $84.99 A bit pricey, but awesome quality component." - megatryn It's one of those parts on the bike that just does it's job without complaints." - westeast "I've used Race Face bars for a long time and after having a creaky experience with another brand's stem I gave the RF Atlas 31.8 50mm stem a try. Would put on other bikes." - Adam_Mitchell Definitely a solid strong option." - Lance_h The 5mm hex hardware on the steerer clamp portion is nice. "I like the chunky design that still looks pretty sleek somehow. Could use some shorter length options and more ano color choices." - Goto11 It's a great looking stem, stiff but compliant, and built to take some abuse without being too heavy.
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