![]() ![]() So the ShockStop stem is a little heavier and quite a bit pricier than a normal rigid stem of aluminum alloy. It simply let me get on with my riding, in the saddle or out of it, with no unpleasant pogo-stick sensations. ![]() The stem will provide 1-2 cm of actual squish in the handlebars, but I didn’t really notice it unless I unweighted the handlebars quickly, or deliberately pulled up on them as in a bunnyhop. ![]() The deformation on the 80A elastomer is from the pre-load wedge.Įven with the mushier elastomer combos, it’s impressive how little the ShockStop affects handling. How would it feel on long rides over the varied streets of Parañaque, Taguig, Muntinlupa, and Bacoor? Attacking humps and road acne at moderate speed, the feeling up front was that of running a slightly softer front tire, despite having an actual pressure of 85 psi. Sprinting, riding out of the saddle, changing hand positions – it all felt pretty natural to me. Spins around the block, and around Makati CBD, over a route of concrete roads with humps and other irregularities, revealed still no lateral slop or torsion in the stem. I noticed a non-dramatic bit of deflection or sag at the stem, unless I was shoving all my weight into the brake hoods, where it deflected all of 1 cm downwards – and rebounded immediately.Ĭlearly, this thing needed a proper road test. The only real indication that there’s something different is when cranking up the watts while out of the saddle, and only while on the hoods… and only if you’re consciously looking for it. Thus equipped, hooking up Hyro to the turbo trainer and mashing my pedals off, it’s surprising how very little happens up front. I think the original design of the utility mount was more torque-wrench-friendly. Its shape does mean it’s impossible to use a torque wrench on it unless you have some sort of extension…and even then, it would have to go in at an angle, which isn’t ideal for hex-key-driven fasteners. It gives you an extra floating section of 25.4 mm handlebar to mount stuff to – perfect for moving bulky items like my Cat Eye Volt 1200 front light to free up space on a narrow drop handlebar. ![]()
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