Stem Spacer Limited Ti Edition

Description

Stem Spacer – the spacer for direct mount stems

Many riders swear in the downhill today on an increase in the front. Some use a handlebar with high rise, others clamp so-called stem spacers between fork crown and handlebar or build headset spacers under the upper fork crown.

The reason for this is obvious:

• Raising the front provides more safety on steep slopes
• It takes some pressure off the hands and makes for more relaxed runs
• Fine-tuning of the riding position and thus the wheel loads is possible – the cornering behavior of the bike can be positively influenced

Such an increase is particularly useful when frames with a very long reach (very large frames) are used: In some circumstances, the rider would be positioned too much on the handlebars with a flat front. By raising the front end, the rider is slightly more upright and therefore has a more central riding position.

The elevation is also useful for very tall riders who would otherwise achieve a very stooped “steering position”.

However, the special feature of our spacer is that it not only raises the steering center by 12 mm, but also moves the stem forward by 10 mm: Due to the very slack steering angle on modern DH bikes, raising the stem also moves the entire unit backwards and shortens the rider’s “working space”.

If the rider uses an 8 mm thick headset spacer ring in conjunction with our 12 mm high stem spacer 12/10, he raises his front end by a total of 20 mm. In conjunction with a 63° steering angle, a 20 mm increase would move the handlebars backwards by 10.2 mm – our spacer compensates for this difference in length exactly, the handlebars effectively go up.

The spacer was FE-calculated for its fatigue strength and service life and subjected to an operational test in the EFBE test laboratory in accordance with EFBE standard 7520. The requirements of the test correspond to the EFBE performance class MTB-G for gravity mountain bikes (TPM-G). The test was passed.

The scope of delivery includes a silver spacer and 4 black titanium screws for secure mounting on the triple clamp.

Compatibility

The spacer fits state-of-the-art direct mount mounts such as those found on current RockShox, Fox, BOS, Marzocchi or Manitou downhill forks.

Technical details

• Material: EN AW-7075
• Color: Black
• Weight: 43 g
• Height: 12 mm
• Horizontal offset: 10 mm