...more gold.
...more bling.
...more awesomeness for the bike.
This is a stem. It's pretty straight forward. It's for connecting/mounting your handlebars to the steerer/frame.
Once on the bike it will pretty much look like the stem and head set (see previous post) are one and the same component. Hence the importance of going with the same brand to make sure the colour is coded across the components.
Again, this isn't just about bling. Hope are a top shelf, highly regarded brand in the biking world. Again, light & strong. Surprising considering it is made in the UK... ;-) I did manage to score a discount on this component, about 34% off normal price. Still on the more pricey side of the scale of stem options/brands.
Stem has a 90mm length which is pretty standard. You probably can't quite see it in the photo but there is actually an inclining angle from the vertical (steerer mount) to the horizontal (handlebar mount) holes; 10 degrees for those keeping score. This is a bit more of an all-mountain/free-ride configuration (to sit you up a little more on the bike). This is distinct from a zero angle (flat) stem, common on a cross-country bike. Heaven-forbid I be confused with a cross country rider! (sorry to my cross country brethren, for like humans and apes, we are after-all only a few DNA strands different!).
Progressive costs:
Actual: $2671.34
Estimated: $2567.39
If RRP: $4804.82
May the force be with you,
Justin
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