Originally Posted by
carleton
I think your ergostem is either broken or has some parts within it that are not up to specifications (bolts or washers from somewhere else).
The ergostem is very stiff when used properly. I used one for years and only sold it when I sold my LOOK 496. Here it is on my former Tiemeyer:
Hum...
That's really weird, the ergostem was NOS and it was in really good condition.
My friend has 4 ergostem and he said it was fine
I think the ergostem had similar stiffness as S-Work alloy stem.
Maybe I feel this way, because I am currently using a steel stem.
Because when I switched to Nitto UI-2, it was uncomfortably stiff.
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