Race Face Turbine 31.8 Stem

As this was used on my old hardtails, they were not used much, so I did not get a lot of time with this stem.

You need to follow the torque specifications or the stem the stem will spin, it needs to be quite tight, so you might need a torque wrench to get it tight enough, unless you get used to so high torque as most stems don't require this high torque.

You can see some of the coating of that the handlebar had got stuck to attached to the stem, not permanently of course.

Handlebars used with this stem:

Race Face Turbine & Bontrager Race Lite

Check out this video byLuescher Teknikabout Stems for Carbon Fiber steerer & handlebar:

I ran this stem on my MTB for a few seasons and quickly found that the bolts that clamp the stem to the steerer can break if your torquing the to spec. I work at a shop and have seen this issue many times now. It looks like the notch in the stem is too wide and when you tighten the bolts, it creates a lot of stress in the bolts.

The stem has now been moved to my commuter so I can run them "under torqued" without worrying about it.

Bought this stem a while back along with the turbine handlebar (725mm) I went from the stock 75mm stem to this 60mm and I LOVE it! Its very stiff and strong, I weigh 230 lbs and have NO issues with flex the shorter reach was actually pretty dramatic change in feel, but for me it was a good thing, quicker steering response and no noticeable change in climbing prowess. Great looks just seal the deal! I'd buy again in an instant.