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Hope AM/Freeride stem


IN CHARACTERISTIC STYLE, Hope’s offering is intricately CNC machined, available in a slew of bright colours and beautifully laser etched.

At 156g for the 50mm version, the weight is just on the light side of average, and the 4mm bolts did a decent job of holding it fast on the steerer when done up to the recommended 7Nm torque specification. After taking it off and on again several times, we did slightly damage one of the securing bolts when a torque wrench slipped out – it could perhaps do with deeper bolt heads. When fastened, the gap behind the faceplate is tiny, which looks neat and leaves less room to tighten the stem up unevenly. The wide bar clamp and 40mm stack help it feel nice and stiff on the bike too.

WEIGHT: 156g (50x31.8mm)
LENGTH(S): 35, 50, 70mm
CLAMPS(S): 31.8mm

Price 127$


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