StaFast – Flexstems are back! – Singletrack World Magazine

Just in time for Christmas, we’ve got news in that the proto-suspension flex-stem so beloved (?) of riders back-in-the-day has made a reappearance in the shape of the StaFast stem.

The website speaks of ‘allowing cyclists to achieve their peak performance levels‘, and the mountain bike ones (which seem to be the only ones available for pre-order) are available in 95 or 105mm lengths, allow riders to ‘get rid of extra pull without sacrificing comfort‘.

There’s a video here which shows you the mechanism of action, and it appears that the good folk at Niner have one to test on a BSB 9 RDO cross bike.

Made from aluminium, forged carbon steel and zinc with aluminium forgings, the StaFast is available to preorder at a price of $350.

More info from http://sta-fast.com

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Comments (15)

SingletrackMattSingletrackMatt December 3, 2014 at 12:54 pm

Rubs glass into his face.

chris_dbchris_db December 3, 2014 at 1:05 pm

$350? I had a Flexstem back in the day; the important word being “back”…..

chris100chris100 December 3, 2014 at 1:22 pm

I need an Allsop Soft Ride for my Penny Farthin

HatterHatter December 3, 2014 at 1:57 pm

I bet Bertie Contador’s sponsors are delighted that they’re using his image to sell this.

DezBDezB December 3, 2014 at 3:11 pm

Ooh, I know! Maybe you could put suspension in the seatpost as well! Shh, i’m gonna patent the idea.

Dr. Greg MayDr. Greg May December 3, 2014 at 3:23 pm

Oh goody, the 90s are back again.

hodge1365hodge1365 December 3, 2014 at 4:30 pm

FFS.

ampthillampthill December 3, 2014 at 4:36 pm

Oh that’s made my day

There is nothing better in the forum than people trying to get the front end of their bike to absorb impacts better as there wrists hurt since they removed the suspension

bocoboco December 3, 2014 at 5:05 pm

Crumbs, good luck with that one!

Tref HopkinsTref Hopkins December 3, 2014 at 9:32 pm

Um, sounds like a hard sell for mtb at that price and length. Assuming usual dollar to pound rates, you can buy a decent suspension fork for that. Admittedly, a whole fork will weigh more but it’ll also do more.

AndyAndy December 4, 2014 at 1:15 am

I’m gonna need some new 580mm bars to go with that 95mm stem….

Marc BasiliereMarc Basiliere December 4, 2014 at 1:53 am

I’d forgotten how much I liked having my brake levers rotate away from me on descents.

Oh wait.

aphex_2kaphex_2k December 4, 2014 at 3:40 pm

$350 gets the stem and a set of Onza Porcs in white.

keithbkeithb December 4, 2014 at 4:06 pm

Can I have a GT Tequesta with a splatter paint job to go with that to? Or a neon/grey Marin please….

DiscokingDiscoking December 5, 2014 at 2:55 pm

Hey, lets be honest with ourselves here. the real reason flex stem went out of fashion was because they weren’t available in ahead. Sign me up!

Hope I’ve been good enough this year to be on the nice list.

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