I really haven't played around with the front stem. The bike comes with several dampening blocks, but I stuck with the factory settings, saw no reason to change. Definately much kinder on my hands, but can't say how much this is the handlebar damping, and how much the 35 mm tires (Pinarello had...
Summary- a gorgeous machine, perfect for anyone (like me) that used to love riding long distance (60 – 80 km) on an” analogue” endurance road bike but found, as a consequence of increasing age, and decreasing fitness, that bicycle riding was just not as much fun as it used to be- this bike...