I’ve had mine for two years now, and it improved my ridding so much. And thing I’d like to mention is how much safer the ride became, I’ve got more control on the handlebars and of corse, the comfort is amazing, saves my wrists and shoulders. Worth while every penny! It’s the first upgrade I’d recommend!
Ive had one for a couple years on one bike and just bought one for another bike along with their shockstop seatpost, those two products are AMAZING together
I like it! Absorbs harsh frequency vibrations without feeling disconnected. Now I wish an engineer would work on the same principle closer to the hub to take away the vibrations through the frame.
I found two more drawbacks after a year of use and abuse on my Giant revolt. After roughly 6 months i had a feeling it wasn't so elastic anymore. When I took it apart and found the elastomers to be completely squished and deformed needing replacement. Also many bike manufacturers including giant went down the route of extending the top tube length and shortening stem so after upgrading my Revolt I would need a 60mm stem instead of the previous 80mm. I reached out to Redshift and they said they see this trend and are working on shorter versions down to 60mm but they never did. So I fully agree with the test summary. It's a great product and was well worth the money but... not for me anymore with 80mm remaining the shortest length.
Yowza, great feedback on the elastomers getting destroyed. Sometimes rotating bikes and parts as much as I do means I don't pile on the same usage loads as other people. Cheers for mentioning it 🤝
Where you running a particularly soft combo for your weight? I imagine that could lead to permanent squishing faster than using ones that are harder initially
Your review is spot on. I've had one for almost 3 years (gen 1 obviously) and wouldn't go back. It does eventually some grit in it which becomes squeaky and requires careful cleaning, but overall a massive comfort upgrade. No other negatives I can think of. I've done almost 10,000 km using it from long bikepacking trips to super-rough singletrack and rocky fire-trails and i think it's not just more comfortable and less fatiguing but safer also; it balances the front end on hits and keeps your hands where you want them for control/braking purposes all the time. It also works really well with handlebar bags and doesn't let them slap the front tyre on compression. On reflection it's the best gravel component I own by far, and I heard the newer model is better! 🥹
I always enjoy your reviews. I've had the shockstop installed for 6 months now and love it. I also bought the computer mount for the shockstop stem and it's a nice neat clean fit. It's secure robust and works perfectly with my Garmin 1030
@Captain iGlue It does consist of two pieces. The aluminum housing which has an open backed ring and the Garmin mounting piece is screwed to that. But I don't own a GoPro and never tried to mount anything on the under side of the mount. Best contact the manufacturer
I've had one on my road bike for two years, and I'm very happy with it. That said, I would prefer a system where changing the damping would be easier (disassembling the handlebars, finding the instructions to understand the placement and the colors of the elastomers, changing the elastomers, reassembling the whole thing, it's a bit of a long procedure).
Have a Redshift stem and also a Specialized Diverge with the Future shock…they both work superbly. I prefer the Redshift because swapping the elastomers allows fine tuning to better eliminate sag. Sadly with the cancer of integrated stems taking over the Redshift will be less of an option for bikes in future.
Had several of these on both road and gravel bikes with great results. Don't agree that its ugly. My mate had one fitted to a new bike by a shop, and I noticed straight away after a test ride the elastomers were on the wrong side as well. Redshift actually recommends the stem be fitted pointing upwards as they claim it is more effective.
I wish I loved mine… I’m a little top heavy and can’t seem to dial the right elastomer combo. So, it doesn’t flex using the stiff elastomers bounces too much with the softer ones which causes upper body fatigue. That being said. The alloy Cane Creek eeSilk+ suspension seat is pretty darn good!
Best not to use stems with cut out areas on carbon fork tube and carbon handlebars. I have a ShockStop stem, love it but it’s the version with no holes to save weight. Holes on stems generally can leave marks on carbon and reduces contact with the carbon - not a good idea. Thoughts🤔
one day, I'll build an ultimate grave bike - the new diverge frame, the canyon seatpost, future shock, the lauf fork, this stem, 50-something tubeless tires with 20psi in them. I won't feel a bump ever again :D
I know how you feel. I swapped my shockstop stem between bikes doing last minute prep for a big ride. I had it setup wrong so did a 700km gravel race with no benefit…
Thanks for the video! I've been thinking about getting one of these for a while. My gravel rides can get pretty chunky, and some vibration damping would be welcome as I have carpal tunnel too. Would this stem work with carbon bars? Also, that stem cap is pretty cool, where did you get it?
Compared to what? Expensive is subjective & also relative... If you want suspension on a gravel or road bike its either a stem system like this or fork suspension which makes the stem option relatively cheap.
Fakes are now available along with matching faux thudbuster seatposts and "replica" Paul klampers so you can be a gravel fashionista for cheap....buyer beware of course😉
Girvin Flexstem says hi! The aesthetics are no worse than all the new thru cable stems on high end bikes that look like bricks made of plastic from an '83 Chevette.
On the elastomer retaining block thing where the long screw goes thru, clean everything and apply a thin film of grease where it touches the stem tube. Fixed my noises l had one time after changing elastomers. Good ever since.
A versatile bike that can be used for road, off-road, bike-packing, rain… If you ride an MTB it might seem unnecessary, but for those looking for something that can cover many applications it’s a great option.
