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Renthal Apex stem


LOOK CLOSELY AT this beauty and you’ll see it’s been extensively machined in a bid to shave weight without compromising strength. At 117g it’s the lightest on test, but what about strength?

The bar clamp is among the narrowest here at 44mm but our stiffness jig found it to not be much flexier than even the burliest stems on test. Combined with the 40mm stack height, this makes for a stout bike connection. The 240-degree wraparound clamps need to be slid on from either side, but this wasn’t a problem even with non-Renthal bars. The six-degree rise adds bar height options and the zero-gap lower clamp makes bar roll adjustment easier. Renthal specify that it needs tightening to 5Nm but we found we needed at least 8Nm to stop it twisting.

WEIGHT: 117g (40x31.8mm)
LENGTH(S): 31-90mm
CLAMPS(S): 31.8mm

Price 135$


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