2007 Cannondale SystemSix Team Si

The problem:

The solution:

Out of sight out of mind.

You're eventually getting rid of that fucking brick then?

It is the worst stem ever.

They [Cannondales] look good with the ARX on but not if you have a large spacer stack.

I have a single spacer, I will see how it looks.

I thought (when I went to buy it) that the Arx-Ltd stem was an Arx-Pro, it was going to go on my Langster.

It was a surprise to find it was the Ltd- would match my bars and seatpost if I put it on the System Six.

The Pro cost £160 less. How did you mange to make that mistake?

I get confused easily

Money > Sense

Q: Did you fit your own Competition tubs and if so did you find the fit to be really tight?

Money > Sense

I paid £40 for that stem.

Q: Did you fit your own Competition tubs and if so did you find the fit to be really tight?

I found them easier to get on than the corsa evo's, dry, Digger glued them after they'd stretched a while.

You let Digger near glue?

I paid £40 for that stem.

Is it a real one? There are lots of fakes around.

It's real. At my parents at the moment, I'll put it on the bike tomorrow to see how it looks.

Unlike you lot I like the original stem!

Not convinced:

As it was:

old looks better, but the important bit is which is lighter?

New one is lighter by 50g, but that's irrelevant really as it's 100g below legal already with the original stem.

Old one it is.

It's not the stem. It's the top cap that looks shit.

Get a new one and see the difference.

www.slamthatstem.com

Kinda like the new one, slim and long (even thought they're the same length).

Or get one knocked up by someone with access to a 3D printer. That will save you another few g's

What do you do for the bike to need to be the legal weight?

How serious do you need to be in racing for them to weigh your bike?

They won't weigh your bike at the UK premier calendar events, it's hardly likely to happen at the BC club run

http://www.bikeradar.com/gallery/article/pro-bike-ivan-bassos-liquigas-cannondale-supersix-hi-mod-27037/3

New headset time?

Or get one knocked up by someone with access to a 3D printer. That will save you another few g's

There is a flat bearing cap underneath the semi-conical carbon one.

I could remove that and put the stem directly on the bearing cover, if I wished to appear on Slam that Stem.

What do you do for the bike to need to be the legal weight?

How serious do you need to be in racing for them to weigh your bike?

They won't weigh your bike at the UK premier calendar events, it's hardly likely to happen at the BC club run

I doubt anyone will ever weigh it, the 6.8 was a personal target I set myself.