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Review on 🚲 Wake MTB Stem 25.4 90mm 110mm 0-60 Degree Adjustable Bicycle Stem - Lightweight Aluminum Alloy Short Handlebar Stem for Mountain Bike, Road Bike, MTB, BMX, Cycling (Black) by Larry Willis

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Use long handle wrench

This works, but is frustrating for a number of reasons. First, the angle adjustment becomes loose if you don't turn the screw like a gorilla. This is difficult with a regular old hex wrench. More like a long-handled allen wrench. And you risk tearing the thread. Another annoyance is that there are four smaller bolts on the front handlebar clamp instead of two 5mm socket head bolts, so you'll have to find another wrench. (The other three bolts are the fifth, so...) So it's more difficult and cumbersome to adjust the rotation in the stem, which is what you have to do when adjusting the angle. I'm a big fan of the 5mm allen key as a universal bike lock and would like every bolt on a bike to use this size if manufacturers would even bother. Third, this thing is heavy. I'd love to drag the little 5 button onto the track and set this thing up, but that's not very practical. More like "install and don't mess with it" hardware.

Pros
  • All right!
Cons
  • disappears