Thanks for the quick reply. I put a Richey stem on mine, but I really don't notice any difference and that's what made me wonder. I do like the angle of the specialized better. The Richey stem is -/+ 6 and I should have put on 17 degree stem, to have it level. No big thing , but I don't care for that little bit of rise.
I switched both of my Specialized stems with Fizik stems.... but not because of any problem with the specialized stems, I just like the way the fizik stem mounts with the fizik barfly for the Garmin.. it is super clean and flush looking. The fizik stem just happens to be lighter and feels stiffer too, so that's a win-win.
Those shims are a good thiing as it offsets those ham fisters over-torquing the stem bolts.
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