KINEKT Suspension Stem for Bicycle Handlebar - Adjustable Shock Absorption for Road, Gravel, and E-Bikes for Increased Shoulder and Neck Comfort

Easy install and feels SO good when riding. Although pricey ?

Very good quality and easy to install. It is heavy, but I purchased it for the suspension.

The media could not be loaded. I would rate this five stars if the main head would have fully tightened around my bars with the four bolts tightly and securely. I ride a heavy bike with 14 inch tall bars and no matter what I tried the clamp would not keep them from pulling back at me and spinning. I saw that by Drilling a whole through this piece be handlebars themselves and out the other side with a nut and now everything is nice and secure something that you would not have to do without very tall handlebars overall it is a nice piece of engineering. I am 6 ft 195 and I still run the lightest spring to maximize travel.

I've owned one of these Kinekt spring stems now for about a year, and put a couple thousand miles on it. I love these! I'm about 155 lb, so I had to use the lightest spring they provide, but it's about right. On most paved road bumps I hit now, it rides roughly in the center of its travel - and occasionally bottoms out on the really severe bumps on our lousy Michigan roads. That's about what I'd expect, for suspension tuning for any such bike part. My only (tiny) issue with it is, it seems a little-overdesigned (too heavy) for 'bike weight snobs'. That's ok, they can continue to get their teeth rattled by the rock-hard ride of their bikes :) ...Actually my next step with this will be to drill some lightening holes here and there on the assembly, away from the corners where stress is concentrated of course. Overall, a very worthy and helpful upgrade... even at it's significant price. One last thing - I did order (and return for refund), the similar RedShift polymer suspension stem this month. It just didn't measure up to the Kinekt's pleasant, wide and linear deflection. The RedShift's polymer 'springs' are way too stiff and nonlinear in action. Plus I kind of like the open, techy look of the Kinekt stem. Nice!UPDATE June 2024 - I now have these on three of my bikes (a carbon road bike and two of my e-bikes)... still very happy with them! A few here have been troubled by the small travel of the unit. I do agree it doesn't move a lot; at most there's maybe an inch of travel. But it's constrained by the stringent bending and twist requirements in a steering stem. It simply MUST be super stiff and strong for such loads. Also - IMHO, you get most of the utility from the first 10-15mm of travel in these; they crucially take the 'edge' off the initial jab or jerk of a sudden bump. I've now put thousands of miles on these, with no problems whatsoever. It's the mark of a great design and product, that now I barely notice them - nor the hundreds of jolts my wrists and shoulders used to absorb on each ride.

Put this suspension stem on my gravel bike paired with the redshift top shelf bars. What a great addition. Well worth the cost of this stem. Waiting for my suspension seatpost which should be here tomorrow.

Put this on my puckipuppy boxer st , e-bike . fit perfect easy to put on and the bike rides perfectly smooth now ! Recommend this 100%

I had to use the heavier spring because the stock spring bottomed out over railroad crossings and other large bumps. I tend to stand on my pedals a lot. I regret not buying one with a higher rise.

You will see the exact same pics on the review for the seatpost, these things are awesome! The stem does a fantastic job of taking the sharp edge off of the bumpy sections of the bike trails, it greatly reduces fatigue and the soreness us older folks feel after a long ride. I have put about 45 miles on the stem and it works flawlessly. There is no side to side flex when you jump out of the saddle and crank on it, it is STOUT! I will say this, and it's not a knock in any way, it just is what it is: this component is not light, if you are what we called a "spoke licker" back in the day, this isn't for you. I have the 90mm, 7 degree, and it weighs in at a stout 470g. Not as heavy as a suspension fork, or anywhere near as expensive.I STRONGLY recommend this thing, it is awesome! Now go read my review on the seatpost!