"The Race Face Atlas Stem sends crash impact through its own body instead of the mounting bolts. An interlocking faceplate locks directly into the stem, so a hard landing loads the machined 6061 aluminum body rather than the hardware holding it together. What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying:""I clipped a rock ledge hard enough to fold a lot of stems and mine came off clean, no crack in the faceplate and no play in the bolts."""
Price: $104.99 from Backcountry
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