New Ultimate Stem 31.8 review

New Ultimate stem 2011
Cycling Weekly Verdict

Best light stem I've used? Absolutely. Best stem full stop? Probably.

Reasons to buy
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    Light

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    Strong

Reasons to avoid
  • -

    Nothing

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Light doesn't necessarily mean expensive or flexy - well, not when it's from the small Danish component manufacturer New Ultimate.

Made from 7075 series aluminium, our test 13cm stem tipped the scales at just over 100 grams - seriously impressive and it wasn't without trepidation that I headed out for my first ride.

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