For me, it is the softest combination designed for drop bar handlebar. Redshift suggests different combinations depending on rider weight and type of the handlebar but I strongly recommend experimenting to find the best solution for you. The softer the elastomer combination the more flex you will get. Redshift’s stem is using elastomers that allow up to 20 mm of handlebar movement. The only comparable solution is a Specialized FutureShock but it comes with the bike so you either go with Diverge or use Shockstop stem on your current bike. There is no much competition in terms of providing more comfort at the front of the bike apart from adding a suspension fork. But it gained a lot of coverage worldwide as it should be. It's a heavy stem though so keep that in mind but well machined and the metal just feels more robust.Redshift Shockstop stem is a product of a small start-up from the USA. Not so with the Kinekt system, nice heavy duty screws provided with the kit. Just from experiementing with both types of stems installing/uninstalling them the redshift screws were getting soft and the black coating was coming off. The redshift had cheap low quality screws. The quality of materials even the screws were more robust than the redshift system. I did get an orange spring in my kit when purchased from Amazon. I also like the Wolf Tooth Silicone Mountain bike grips, the fat paws, combined with the front stem really helped with the bumps. This little bike (see picture) was really rough hitting bumpy trails but adding the front stem really helped the hands a lot. I used the stiffest spring and then added the optional damping kit. I found the 1st two springs to be too soft for me. The nice thing with the Kinekt system is you can try all 3 spring strengths. You don't have the feeling of bottoming out. The added plug fits inside the provided spring/s. I used the stiffest spring and added the optional damping plug. I prefer the Kinekt 30 degree high rise system. I've owned both as well testing them on my bike. Still, I like them so much I plan on swiping the one on my Envoy, which I am going to try and sell, and putting it on the new bike I am building. It sounds like you are looking for the reverse, and this new 50mm version is clearly aimed at upright-riding-position riders. But I'm putting the stems to a much higher level of abuse, what with the lean-over and no suspension. My concern with the Redshift was survival of the elastomers over the long term. This Kinekt stem with these upgrades has a higher capacity for absorbing shock than the Redshift does. Like their seatpost, the stems I own at least are made to the highest quality standards. I'd say that something like this only serves a purpose if you do not have front suspension (i.e. I am not using these with a suspension fork. The idea being I want the bars to stay suspended and not bottom out unless I hit something on the road. but it may be included in currently sold units. I also am using an extra strong spring recommended to me by Kinekt (stronger than the strongest one in the retail kit. My bikes are all lean-over where I am putting my upper body weight onto my handlebars and the elastomer plug is one of the two upgrades I am using to keep the bars from bottoming out on me (*ahem* I have a larger upper body than I used to in my 20's when I was cycling for reals every day). Thats the extra-responsive elastomer plug mentioned above.
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