T.McMillan Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 (edited) I bought the Hope XC Stem 10° 90mm (162g) from wiggle last week and it arrived first thing this morning. The reason for buying the stem was because my previous stem, the RaceFace Diabolus 10° 50mm (250g), was slightly too short and pretty heavy, I kept knocking my thigh into the handle bars whilst doing a big move this was stoping me from progressing to larger gaps and higher backwheeling.At 8.15am this morning i opened the parcel and there it was in its hope box, looking mighty fine. I soon whipped the RaceFace stem off and put the new Hope one on carefully, applying a small amount of grease to the threads as it says in the fitting instructions.I was very impressed with the machining and how aesthetically pleasing it looks. It feels very stiff and i believe it is pretty strong. I think it has progressed my riding pretty much straight away, I found it alot easier to do a gap or go up a high obstacle.I would recommend to anyone the purchase of either of the stems, they both are stiff and i believe to be strong, but the downside of the RaceFace Diabolus is it is a bit to chunkey.*I bought for £53.99 free delivery* <- Thought i might add that inBlack Hope XC Stem 10° 90mm (162g)Black Hope XC Stem 10° 90mm (162g) Edited June 2, 2006 by speedyjustice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Marcus Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 LUSH!!! that should stop you hitting year legs haha! now you can practise your bunny hops too, get them dialed . not a bad price for them either! its realy nice too!Marcus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Kearney Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 Sweet review, and a good NMC post; should be validated as quick as a flash with more posts like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt GU Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 hey nice review on the hope stem very well detailed and explained hope it will help you progress with you riding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashby-trials Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 my mate has got one of them stems in red with red try-all bars on it is a mighty strong stem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.McMillan Posted June 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 my mate has got one of them stems in red with red try-all bars on it is a mighty strong stem Mine is doing very well too, very pleased with it, hope he is to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG L Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 I bought the Hope XC Stem 10° 90mm (162g) from wiggle last week and it arrived first thing this morning. The reason for buying the stem was because my previous stem, the RaceFace Diabolus 10° 50mm (250g), was slightly too short and pretty heavy, I kept knocking my thigh into the handle bars whilst doing a big move this was stoping me from progressing to larger gaps and higher backwheeling.At 8.15am this morning i opened the parcel and there it was in its hope box, looking mighty fine. I soon whipped the RaceFace stem off and put the new Hope one on carefully, applying a small amount of grease to the threads as it says in the fitting instructions.I was very impressed with the machining and how aesthetically pleasing it looks. It feels very stiff and i believe it is pretty strong. I think it has progressed my riding pretty much straight away, I found it alot easier to do a gap or go up a high obstacle.I would recommend to anyone the purchase of either of the stems, they both are stiff and i believe to be strong, but the downside of the RaceFace Diabolus is it is a bit to chunkey.Black Hope XC Stem 10° 90mm (162g)Black Hope XC Stem 10° 90mm (162g)You got value for money there THAT IS QUALITY!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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