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The clamp area is wide enough for most 31.8 stems, then the diameter drops to the usual size quickly. They look a bit rubbish but I can't see how that makes them less stiff than the standard alu ones? I think their idea was to make them OS to fit more stems, not to make them stiffer.
(One of) the stiffest combo I've ever handled is Nitto chromo 34cm in a pro 7s stem (with shims from 25.4-31.8) at that point you start getting into how flexible the fork steerer is.
Anyhow, complete digression from the OP.