Five durometers of elastomer insert enable you to tune the suspension to your own preference. Jérémie Reuiller BMC

Kinekt says, "Introducing the Revolutionary Stem that is designed to reduce arm, wrist, and shoulder discomfort. Adjustable, Compact, and built to last. The Ultimate Upgrade." You can measure the length of your existing stem as shown in the following picture. The length is measured from the center of the handlebar to the center of the steerer tube. But, in the case that you have a smaller diameter handlebar, we also have shims available for 26.0 mm and 25.4 mm handlebar sizes. an average of the other scores: it reflects both a product's function and value – with value determined by how a product Bike manufacturer says 'contraction of the market' following the pandemic has taken its toll on the sector

I preferred to go softer on the elastomers than suggested (10 on one bike and 20 on the other) but as said there's no sense of compression with normal riding and no diving under braking but going down hill above 30mph and the stem absorbs the impacts with little change on handling feel. Have ShoskStop stems on a couple of bikes and find them great particularly on fast descents where high impact bumps can throw your hands off the bars and affect your vision. It's for people wanting more comfort/less hand and arm vibration from the roads, without going to wider tyres. We get a little commission on the sale of cool cycling products and photography and you get our top recommended products to help you train and capture moments.

Ride faster - feeling refreshed from the energy that is normally wasted suspending your body as it is converted into forward motion The five supplied elastomers are coloured and marked 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90 in relation to their durometer values. is our standard size, but we added the 280, 400, 450mm to allow for a wider range of fits. Measure your current seatpost from the clamp collar to the saddle rail: At the core of the design are two elastomers that give the ICS MTT its suspension by pivoting on the oversized axle at the base of the stem’s extension.The easiest way to determine your steerer tube size is to use a pair of calipers to directly measure the diameter or take your bike to the local bike shop and they will be able to measure it for you. Alternatively, most of the time a manufacturer will list this under their specifications in the Frame/Fork section. Make sure you are looking at the correct model year as these sizes can change year to year. Most seatposts have the diameter printed somewhere near the bottom of the post. You'll need to remove the seatpost from the bike frame (mark your existing seatpost height with a bit of tape before you remove it so you can replace it easily), and look for a number like 27.2, 30.9, or 31.6 (etc.). That is the diameter of the post. While you can tame the ride comfort of your gravel bike by tweaking the tyre pressures, sometimes that's not enough, which is where the Kinekt comes in. BMC says the ICS MTT can be used with any bike with a round steerer tube and it’s also compatible with all BMC bikes that use the existing ICS setup. degree in 80, 90, 100, 110, and 120mm lengths (in both standard 1 1/8" steerer and the non-standard oversized 1 1/4" steerer which matches most Canyon and some Giant bikes)

Going properly off-road, off-road.cc guru Pat commented: "I put it on and after two normally unpleasantly jarring gravel rides on the rutted towpath in and out of Bath, I was sold. I had to change the elastomers which was a 10-minute job, but after that I've been impressed on every surface I've used it on. It's just a shame it was a couple of days late for the Gritfest Event in Wales. Redshift suggests that riders up to 80kg should only use the main spring and those from 90kg to 110kg must install the inner spring as well. With the main spring fitted, my unit weighed 538g. During much of the test period I was riding 50mm carbon aero wheels with 25mm tubeless tyres – a rather radical departure from my usual 24mm alloy rims and 28mm tubeless. How does it feel? Includes 5 swappable elastomers (2 pre-installed, 3 additional) to customise the ride feel for your bike, weight, and riding style.While it may not be the best looking stem out there, a product like this is designed to be functional first and foremost - providing up to 20mm of travel at the handlebars, smoothing out rough terrain as you go. degree in 80, 90, 100, 110, and 120mm lengths (in both standard 1 1/8" steerer and oversized 1 1/4" steerer) Straight out of the box, my my immediate thought was how little it weighs! I was expecting the stem to feel bulky and heavy but compared to the lightweight carbon stem I was changing it wasn’t terrible. Comparing the previous model, the updated stem is 15% lighter (about 50 grams) according to Redshift. To give you an idea, our 90mm stem weighs in at 228 grams which is roughly 75 grams more than the lightweight carbon stem we had been using from Bontrager.