3TTT ARX Team

Price Paid:  $0.00 at bike shop

Favorite Ride:
They're all good:)

Bike Setup:
Cervelo orig. Super Prodigy with '09 SRAM and Dura Ace mix, Thomson post, Reynolds Carbon fork, FSA Carbon Pro crankset, mavic Open Pros,

Summary:
Put this ARX 120mm stem on my road bike and immediately felt the stiffness. I live amongst lots of hills so I climb a lot and need a strong stem and this is the cat's meow. I had a Ritchey 4-axis (nice stem BTW), but the 3T is stiffer. Different alum and design so there you go. Great balance of lightweight-strength-looks-price. I absolutely love the new look of the 3T stuff and have the Ergos Pro bar to go with it and it's superb.

Strengths:
Light and stiff 7000 series stem.
Very sweet 4 bolt faceplate and high quality throughout.
Excellent fit and finish.
Excellent graphics.

Weaknesses:
I would like to see a 0 deg stem offered.

Similar Products Used:
Thomson X2, Ritchey WCS's, Salsa, Kelly,

Price Paid:  $74.00 at online

Favorite Ride:
Santa Cruz Mountains

Bike Setup:
07 Specialized Tarmac Pro (54)
Full Dura-Ace gruppo with 53/39 crankset
3T ARX-Team stem
Specialized SL shallow-drop carbon handlebars
Look Keo carbon pedals
Shimano WH-7850 24 carbon clinchers

Summary:
These replaced my stock Specialized carbon SL 100mm stem. The weight is very close to advertised (122g) and the paint scheme is beautiful with my black and red highlight Tarmac Pro. Takes road vibration well and is stiff and solid. For the weight and build quaility this stem is a bargain.

Strengths:
Light weight
Stiff yet soaks up road vibrations well
choice between 84 and 76 degree angles
Inexpensive

Weaknesses:
None thus far

Similar Products Used:
Specialized carbon SL Pro