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Stems: Traditional or Direct Mount (aka Integrated)?

What system do you prefer?

  • Traditional stems.

    Votes: 24 19.0%
  • Direct Mount/Integrated stems.

    Votes: 102 81.0%

  • Total voters
    126

Ian Collins

Turbo Monkey
Oct 4, 2001
1,428
0
Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA
Why would you not blame them for that? Can you run the stem WITHOUT the bolts? No, so what's the point? If they insist on showing that to scam people into thinking it's lighter than it really is, they should at least have some small print saying what the weight includes 8-)
it's still the lightest direct mount though, right?
 

toodles

ridiculously corgi proportioned
Aug 24, 2004
5,518
4,770
Australia
I'm running the new 08 FUNN RSX Ti which weighs an honest 185g with all the bolts. Still not as light as the Sunline though, but I don't like the sharp edges or colour on the Sunline.

i voted direct because ur wheel is always straight
You'd be surprised. Nothing is foolproof, especially on stems with poor tolerances.