PRESS RELEASE: BurgtecEnduro has evolved ever closer to downhill. The Enduro MK3 Stem is all you need for hitting the trails with wingsuit type accuracy. This Stem was born out of rider’s demands for precision and for those moments when you have to be inch-perfect.
Taking design elements from our World Cup winning Direct Mount MK3 Stem and splicing these with our critically acclaimed Enduro MK2 Stem. We developed the Stem with Pro’s and Bro’s alike. It was obvious we all live for the same challenge of pushing our own limits. As riders, we want a Stem that inspires confidence to change lines through the middle of a rock garden like it’s no big deal or slap the inside of a turn and translate all your weight to front-wheel traction, ear to ear grins and saying to your mates at the bottom of a trail, “Did you see that?”.
From the start of the design process, it became clear that we wanted extra rigidity. To yield this, we would need to make the Stem using a forging process - a new thing for us - but this allowed us to achieve a more intricate shape than machining alone, it involves applying a huge amount of force to redirect the grain flow of the material to give superior strength, fatigue and impact resistance.
Another area where we felt we could make a significant improvement in rigidity was by increasing the clamping surface area on the steerer tube. We’ve vastly increased this to give a stout, rock-solid feel and as close to the MK3 Direct Mount Stem as we could. Everything is held securely by stainless steel bolts to ensure there is no rust even in the grimmest weather. Like every Burgtec product, it’s fully CNC machined and anodized in all your favourite flavours.
Tested with the world’s fastest jibbers and sendiest racers, this stem has everything you need to hit all those rowdy racing lines or pull that little bit harder off that big sender.
Details:
• Forged and fully CNC machined from AL6061 T6 Aluminium
• Stainless Steel Hardware
• Available lengths - 35mm , 42.5mm and 50mm
• Available in both 31.8mm and 35mm Clamp
• Weight; 35mm 138g , 42.5mm 152g , 50mm 160g
• 9 Colours; Burgtec Black, Race Red, Deep Blue, Purple Rain, Kash Bronze, Iron Bro Orange, Rhodium Silver, Burgtec Bullion Gold and Toxic Barbie Pink
• RRP £89.99 / $110 USD / $150 CAD / €99.00
The full range is now available in all lengths in 35mm clamp and 31.8mm clamp will follow in early July along with titanium bolt kits.
Toxic Barbie, Rhodium Silver, Burgtec Bullion Gold
Deep Blue, Purple Rain, Burgtec Black
Marc Beaumont testing earlier this year in Portugal
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MENTIONS: @burgtec-limited
Gold....
And pink, and orange, and blue, and...
What about a 30-day trial period? Those who are not satisfied with the accuracy as advertised, would get their money back.
Still don't know what was wrong with the Answer stem, probably faulty tolerances? Don't know.
"...we wanted extra rigidity. To yield this, we would need to make the Stem using a forging process - a new thing for us..."
followed up by
"Like every Burgtec product, it’s fully CNC machined....."
Either way, disappointing they don’t seem UK made now.
I thought there might be a rise restriction owing to the single piece construction but I haven't been able to see anything on 77's website.
I do use parktool carbon paste, which is about the most aggressive choice when it comes to carbon pastes. I've tried them all because my racer has this super annoying shifting Ergon seatpost.
Did you have to crank the clamp open a bit to fit the bar in? We used to do it in the olden days I remember. The combo of Syncros stem and Azonic 2" rise bar was a bridge too far, but I remember using two screwdrivers to upen the clamp to fit an Orangr Supercross bar in one at the shop. That was a low rise bar, 20mm I think.
I don't recall my 1 year old being part of the testing; he pulls a jib faster than a Craig Evans bar turn when he don't got his milk in time.
Again mind you, the fine art of armchair engineering could give varying results based on color names, bling factor, marketing and intimidation. We respect others' results and maintain a social, physical and mental distance at all times.
I've also had a stem (Answer 31.8/60) which didn't stop turning on the steerer on me. Often after rough descents, my handlebars were turned over 5°! No amount of torquing helped to solve the issue, not even carbon gripper paste or roughing the surfaces with sandpaper. So there definitely are differences in stability in stems.
There are basically no 31,8mm/~40mm/0° Stems on the market.
Perks of being wingsuit accurate I guess...