Do you own a top end stem?

[walker]

I am looking for a new stem and I have a budget of £100. I was looking at the ITM 101 as it looks good and seems practical to go on my race bike.

Does anyone else own a near top end stem that they could recomend?

I currently have the Planet X 3d forged light stem 90mm. Looking to gain an extra 20mm

 

[simonali]

If I was spending that sort of dosh on something that just holds handlebars I'd get an Extralite. More blingy than that ITM and less than half the weight. Cheaper, too!

I assume you have oversized bars, as the ITM only comes in 31.8, so the 110mm Extralite weighs 87g v 174g (manuf. claims).

 

[fossyant]

I'd go for lightest as well - some of the alu ones are lighter than carbon as well.

 

[stevenb]

My Felt currently has the FSA OS115 stem.
Titanium bolts and carbon clamp plate.
Perfect fit. 35mm stack height with 90mm length.
It weighs 138g which isn't the lightest but at +- 6 degrees it was perfect for my needs.
It was originally £90. Most shops sell it for approx £80.
I paid £30 from CRC.
My Felt 1.2 stem is 100mm and weighs 155g which isn't too bad.
The Deda Newton stems are pretty light.
My new bike will have a FSA OS99 stem at 98g in weight.
I like FSA build quality too. Precision engineered, attractive and superb fitment.

 

[walker]

If I was spending that sort of dosh on something that just holds handlebars I'd get an Extralite. More blingy than that ITM and less than half the weight. Cheaper, too!

I assume you have oversized bars, as the ITM only comes in 31.8, so the 110mm Extralite weighs 87g v 174g (manuf. claims).

Just searched it and it is very light, only thing is it looks a bit weak, I am quite a puller when it comes to sprinting at the end of a race and something like that might not hold up to my strength, have you any body that has used this to find if its robust enough?

 

[Steve Austin]

I got deda newton which works well enough for me. anymore money would be a waste imo

 

[bonj2]

just get the cheapest one piece carbon one that you like.
Surely you don't need to spend £100 for that?
Any more and you're just paying for a name.

 

[simonali]

Why not go for a Ritchey WCS which weighs around 120g and costs about 40 quid? Could afford some swish titanium bolts for it and a sack of energy bars!

 

[simonali]

Thomson X2 is nice and strong.

http://www.lhthomson.com/gallery/X2side2.jpg

 

[yenrod]

Carbon on a stem - oooooooooooooh' ! close to the edit.

 

[walker]

I like the idea of a ritchey stem. The WCS range have had some great publicity on their performance.

 

[simonali]

Oval R900 carbon is nice and within price range. You can also get a carbon clamp upgrade that knocks twenty grammes off the weight at a later date.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=24375

I think I might be a weight weenie?!

 

[kyuss]

I've got a Thomson X2. If you're a sprinter or big guy that's putting a lot of power through the bars I'd highly recommend it. A super stiff, super strong and totally gorgeous piece of kit. Obviously you can get lighter, but 147 grams for a 110mm is not exactly heavy.

 

[walker]

sounds more my thing Kyuss, cheers

 

[simonali]

Err, hello...

I mentioned that one already and supplied a link to a picture!