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I just picked up an 'ENVE' stem from the delivery office and, admittedly, i was a little sceptical since purchase as the pictures on the ad (ebay) seemed to highlight some differences between this stem and the other enve stems ive owned/own.
Whether white logo, white logo with circle on clamp or black logo; every ENVE stem ive ever owned has always looked like this:
The stem in question seems to have 4 subtle differences:
1) no grooves in faceplate
2) No bolt torque figures on top of stem
3) Usually two length figures on clamp - this has one length and one bolt torque
4) White internal surround of bolt holes on inside of clamp - only ever seen this inside surface black
I immediately return anything i feel has the slightest chance of being fake or even slightly deviated from usual characteristics, and i directly asked the question before purchase if this was 100% genuine ENVE product, which was replied with a confident 'Yes'
Im wondering if anyone has experience or knowledge of any changes made to the ENVE classic stem along the above lines, as otherwise the quality and feel of the stem is really impossible to tell apart from the others i own and have owned.
Help and opinion very much welcomed, facts even more so!
Thanks