Maverick's DUC32 fork is designed to work with an integrated stem. Maverick offers both an adjustable and fixed option. This is the fixed.

The Maverick DUC32 Bolt-On Standard Stem is available in three fixed-length options: 70mm with 30mm rise, 90mm with 35mm rise, 105mm with... read more

Maverick's DUC32 fork is designed to work with an integrated stem. Maverick offers both an adjustable and fixed option. This is the adjustable.

The Maverick DUC32 Bolt-On Adjustable Stem is available in two lengths: There is the Short, which has 25mm rise and can be 75, 85, or... read more

For all the weight that supposed to make Thomson stems strong, here's a shocker: the Thomson X4 Onepointfive stem, designed for 31.8mm handlebars only, is both stronger and lighter than their Elite stem. We don't understand how that happened, either, but we consider it the... read more

One Point Five (1.5) is the overbuilt standard for those most slammin' jammin' rides and riders when the bike is a bucking bronco even with 7" front and rear. With the Syncros FR Onepointfive Stem, they've jumped on the one point five bandwagon -- it's just like the FR Stem, only... read more

The OS-115 has been around for a couple of years, but we're falling in love with it all over again thanks to FSA's bold move to offer it in white. We're awed at how much pop a white stem lends a bike -- but we're sure it does more than what you get from white bar tape or a white saddle. It... read more

The Easton EA90 OS Stem enters the Easton stem family at the top. At 125g, it sheds 10 grams from the already lightweight, ever-popular EA70 stem. Wow. Best news is, it does so without compromising the strength -- it aced all the fatigue tests at Easton. Good stuff.

The... read more

For all of the amazing benefit carbon fiber brings to bicycles and componentry -- we're thinking here of frames, forks, rims, handlebars, seatposts, bottle cages, cranksets, etc, etc -- one area where carbon hasn't been widely adopted has been stems. It's not that there aren't a boatload of... read more

Ritchey is one of several component companies that updates their top of the line product and rather than retiring the previous top shelf part, merely pushes it down the line. The Ritchey Pro OS Stem is basically the old WCS stem, minus the world trademark championship stripes, and without... read more

Easton seems to have invaded Ritchey's niche; no-nonsense lightweight parts. The Easton EA70 stem isn't particularly flashy, but is light and durable. The EA70 stem is a practical, forged, all-metal, lightweight stem that is sure to last forever. The faceplate is the distinctive... read more

Ritchey has a well-deserved rep for making strong, light, relatively inexpensive parts. They're never as flashy as Italian stuff, but they're always reliable. Kind of like their marquee rider of forever, Thomas Frischknecht. He's not the most exciting rider, but he's always there. While they... read more