Grebel Posted September 25, 2013 Share I know what the difference is but what would the advantage of one over the other. I had an accident incident the other day on my DH bike fitted with a standard 50mm 1 1/8" stem fitted and I think it saved bending something as when the dust had settled, I had skew bars and a bruised ego. Had that been direct mount, a credit card may have been in order... Anybody have any realistic explanation apart from "because the direct mount is more expensive and bling so it has to be so..."? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted September 25, 2013 Share I think the major claim is more stiffness, and the ability to lower the stem stack a bit more than a normal stem. But how a stem mounted to the crown could be stiffer than a stem mounted to a 1 1/8" tube is beyond me. Grebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambithunt Posted September 25, 2013 Share I've been wondering the same thing. Was thinking about adding a bit of bling to my bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted September 25, 2013 Share I know what the difference is but what would the advantage of one over the other. I had an accident incident the other day on my DH bike fitted with a standard 50mm 1 1/8" stem fitted and I think it saved bending something as when the dust had settled, I had skew bars and a bruised ego. Had that been direct mount, a credit card may have been in order... Anybody have any realistic explanation apart from "because the direct mount is more expensive and bling so it has to be so..."? DM: perfect alignment, zero reach stems, convenient to attach it to the top crown of a triple clamp instead of the steerer, wont twist in a bail. Grebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Omega Man Posted September 25, 2013 Share Wait! You can fit a standard stem to a DH bike? Grebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebel Posted September 25, 2013 Share Thanks guys. Still fiddling with stack height and reach so I'll stick with a std stem for now. Anybody got a 40mm Husselfelt stem lying around that they aren't using? Would be interesting to see what difference 10mm makes (and then I can transfer the 50mm to my trail bike...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted September 25, 2013 Share Wait! You can fit a standard stem to a DH bike? yep, that DH bike that runs a single crown fork...duh!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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