Salsa Cycles Pro Road S.U.L.

Price Paid:  $1500.00 at Flanders Cycle MPLS,

Favorite Ride:
Merckx 7-11

Summary:
Salsa SUL stem. This stem slips with a carbon handlebar. I called Kestrel about this and only 3 stems out there slip, Salsa makes one of them. The others are one bolt opening stems.

Price Paid:  $45.00 at secret

Favorite Ride:
mtn.bike racer

Bike Setup:
durachey team once giant carbon handle bar and seatpost

Summary:
the craftman ship is great. it is the best quill stem on the market. you won't find any other stem that comes in a quill and has a front clamp. salsa really has the market with it's quill design.

Strengths:
stiff nice look

Weaknesses:
salsa has the longest steel bolt in the world they could save so mutch weight if they put a stopper and half the bolt size maybee ti hardware

Similar Products Used:
only mtn. bike ahead stems

Price Paid:  $70.00 at Chain Reaction

Favorite Ride:
Cycle Oregon

Bike Setup:
'99 Trek 5200

Summary:
Great stem. Mine is a quill style, and I found that it's almost impossible
to find a nice looking quill stem with an open faceplate. The Pro Road
is not the lightest stem out there, but it's good looking, strong, and
unlike the Icon stem that came on my bike, it's quiet. The
workmanship as well is as good as it gets. The Pro Raod makes
the Icon look like a highschool shop project.

Strengths:
Good looking
Strong
Great design and workmanship

Weaknesses:
Not for weight weenies

Similar Products Used:
Icon
Cinelli

Price Paid:  $65.00 at Excel Sports

Favorite Ride:
rural roads

Bike Setup:
Gios Compact Pro, lugged steel frame,with
Campy Chorus group

Summary:
Great stem. I tried a bunch of different stems on my new Gios, and
this is the one that fit me best. Most threadless stems are designed
for oversized tube frames and look kind of chunky on a steel frame.
The SUL is cro-moly steel so it's smaller diameter than most aluminum
stems. It looks great and works great too. It comes in a variety of
reaches and angles, so it's easy to get your fit dialed in right. Plus,
Salsa can custom make stems if you need something out of the
ordinary.

Strengths:
Large selection of reaches and rises. Easy installation. Appearance.

Weaknesses:
A little heavier than aluminum stems. More
expensive than some other brands.

Similar Products Used:
Ritchey Pro and WCS, TTT Forgie, ITM Big One

Price Paid:  $50.00 at bicycle ranch

Favorite Ride:
One without cars!

Bike Setup:
Serotta Legend Ti, Record 10.

Summary:
A durable and smart looking stem. Stiff and it works great, and you can trust it to hold up over time. Unless you're a total weight weenie, this is perfect.

Strengths:
U.S. made, very stiff and strong. Cromoly a good material for stems as it won't snap like aluminum can.

Weaknesses:
A little heaver than pricier Al stems like TTT Zepp, ITM Millenium, etc...

Similar Products Used:
TTT Zepp