The first two are the new stem install and the last photo is the OEM. It doesn’t look flush with the washers but it rides fine. I don’t think I could swap the washers out because of the cable routing .
by Ok-Breadfruit4375
The first two are the new stem install and the last photo is the OEM. It doesn’t look flush with the washers but it rides fine. I don’t think I could swap the washers out because of the cable routing .
by Ok-Breadfruit4375
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It sure is ugly but I don’t see any reason it won’t work.
> I don’t think I could swap the washers out because of the cable routing
Modern bikes are a nightmare
I don’t think that’s right. The loading forces at the base of the stem in pic 3 are good- evenly distributed.
With the Zipp stem, there’s no ‘rear’ covering the top of the spacers. When preload is added, it’s going to bear harder to front than to back.
To me, this looks like a situation where the proprietary stem style needs to be used.
It might actually be better to use the original stem flipped upside down.
Proprietary and external wtf
Headset cable routing serve no purpose idk why brand push it
I swapped back. I couldn’t deal with the ugliness.
A shorter stem was recommended by my bike shop so i thought id try it out. Thanks everyone for their help.
Works, its just not as pretty as the original one
Can you 3D print something to cover up the ugliness?