yourguitarhero wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 7:35 pm Not quite the same, but I have some springy bits on my drop bar bike.
I have an old Rockshox MTB elastomer suspension seatpost and an AliExpress knock off of a Cane Creek eeSilk elastomer stem which from comparing to the real thing is basically the real thing.

BAD:
STEM: The stem feels weird when moving off or when hill climbing out of the saddle - as it also moves up the way so you can kind of yank it up as well?
It also has a variety of elastomers and a tension dial. I have the heaviest elastomer in it and the tension dial all the way to stiffest and I think I would like it to be a bit stiffer. I'm not particularly heavy (though I am no roadie) and have a relatively upright position on the bike, but would like it to be stiffer.
It would also be nice if the tension dial was a full lockout.

SEATPOST: Nothing

GOOD:
STEM: It really works well on anything "gravel". I run 38mm tyres at 40psi and with the two together, the bike rides really smoothly on fire-road or double track terrain.
I also found that, other than moving off, on an audax ride with pretty rolling terrain (i.e. no steep climbs) I didn't notice it was on the bike.

SEATPOST:
it does its job with no fuss and just makes the bike comfier, again on fire-road/double-track

The bike is out of its depth once you get on to XC style mountain biking.

I am not sure how much that helps you :)

Lazarus wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 4:49 pm I like the stem and dont really notice it (.seem.to get less movement as elastometer age ??) In terms.of movement or handling have ridden my other bike and boy can you tell even on tarmac
Indo recomend it as a decent solutionnand ended my palm paim
Please note you cannot strap a light to your bars as it will do your head in watching the light bounce about

Valerio wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 10:08 pm
Out of curiosity....how do you know your knock-offs are the same as the real thing?

For example, the Redshift stem doesn't move upwards.

yourguitarhero wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2024 8:55 am

Valerio wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 10:08 pm
Out of curiosity....how do you know your knock-offs are the same as the real thing?

For example, the Redshift stem doesn't move upwards.

I compared the eeSilk stem to a genuine one that someone I know had, we disassembled both. Some of the parts (lever and elastomers) would swap over between them.
The only difference was the fake one had some different machining inside the stem body.

dlovett wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2024 10:50 am Do you have a link to the one you bought? Keen to see if there is much of a price saving over the genuine ones.

Tia

In terms of normal roads I assume it won't bounce too much?

jameso wrote: ↑Fri Dec 06, 2024 8:54 am I used to have a Flexstem BITD, I quite liked it tbh. Now many years later with a nagging shoulder injury I'm wondering if a sus stem might be good on the gravel bike and the USE model looks good. So just fwiw if anyone has a 70mm sus stem that they didn't get on with and wanted to move it on, let me know? Not sure if it's going to be right for me so hesitant to spend £200 on a new one.
Cheers,
jameso
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godivatrailrider wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2024 9:11 am I have the stem on the Jones with Jones bars.

Hands forward on the front loop it works very well ( had to try all the elastomers to tune it )
Hands on the normal rear position it doesn't work at all because I'm behind the pivot point and therefore effectively pushing the stem up.
TBH that's fine as I'm used to rigid and prefer knowing what my bike is doing.
Six pack mounted on the front works fine too.
It's nice over gravel /ripples to be able to move to the front for the damping.
It's a Yes from me.

godivatrailrider wrote: ↑Fri Mar 14, 2025 9:26 am Still doesn't seem much damping unless I have my hands in the forward position on the loop.