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Easton Havoc stem


THE HAVOC IS designed to steer you through the most chaotic of trails and, at 186g for our 50mm sample, it’s reassuringly heavy. Easton have used 5mm bolts throughout, which means you’re unlikely to have to swap Allen keys after tightening your headset top cap.

A generous 8Nm torque spec is plenty to stop it twisting on the steerer, and the feel on the trail is solid and sturdy. The top two bolts have to be done up first, until the faceplate is flush with the stem. This clamps the bar just tightly enough to hold it still as you fine tune your bar roll. The other two then have to be tightened evenly. The narrowwaisted faceplate can make getting the bar central in the clamp tricky though, because most don’t have markings that far inboard.

WEIGHT: 186g (50x31.8mm)
LENGTH(S): 35-65mm
CLAMPS(S): 31.8, 35mm

Price 120$
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