Keep to that thought. At least Redshift looks like a stem, is damping rapid road vibration and is probably far more lightweight. Does your Vado already have a suspension fork? Why would you need yet another set of springs?I've been looking at the Redshift 30* stem
I am looking for a replacement rigid fork, the stock suspension fork is awful. I'd couple a rigid fork with one of these stems to reduce chatter.Keep to that thought. At least Redshift looks like a stem, is damping rapid road vibration and is probably far more lightweight. Does your Vado already have a suspension fork? Why would you need yet another set of springs?
Maybe you bought the wrong bike . The suspension fork on my Vado is a great fork for what it is . You're entitled to do as you please with your bike . However suspension front forks are the evolution from handlebar suspension stems . Because on the stem creates chatter . While it may absorb bumps . It doesn't smooth out the ride like suspension in the fork does . That's why you see so many E bikes with factory SF vs factory handlebar stem suspension. In fact I can't think of any . These companies like Redshift and Kinekt are trying to make money . The Seat suspensions are great . But you wouldn't need it with RS bikes . It's just a gimmick to sell more stuff . Don't get me wrong they have there place. On gravel bikes they are a god send . But they will never replace a FS, because they are in the wrong place . It seems to me having suspension in both the stem and forks working at the same time in conjunction . Would be pretty much impossible . This chatter kinekt is referring to is what riders with no suspension experience on gravel roads . That's who these companies are making this product for . Gravel bikes for the most part aren't designed for fork suspension because you are leaned over the handlebars . Yet wait and see . Sooner or later someone will make a gravel bike with a suspension fork that absorbs gravel road chatter . What you are doing is akin to putting suspension on the steering wheel of your car . Eventually you'd end up in the ditchI am looking for a replacement rigid fork, the stock suspension fork is awful. I'd couple a rigid fork with one of these stems to reduce chatter.
Suspension fork is in the first place to ensure more traction for the front wheel, and it is for dampening slow road vibration in the second place. A suspension fork is too slow to dampen the rapid road vibration.Maybe you bought the wrong bike . The suspension fork on my Vado is a great fork for what it is . You're entitled to do as you please with your bike . However suspension front forks are the evolution from handlebar suspension stems . Because on the stem creates chatter . While it may absorb bumps . It doesn't smooth out the ride like suspension in the fork does . That's why you see so many E bikes with factory SF vs factory handlebar stem suspension. In fact I can't think of any . These companies like Redshift and Kinekt are trying to make money . The Seat suspensions are great . But you wouldn't need it with RS bikes . It's just a gimmick to sell more stuff . Don't get me wrong they have there place. On gravel bikes they are a god send . But they will never replace a FS, because they are in the wrong place . It seems to me having suspension in both the stem and forks working at the same time in conjunction . Would be pretty much impossible . This chatter kinekt is referring to is what riders with no suspension experience on gravel roads . That's who these companies are making this product for . Gravel bikes for the most part aren't designed for fork suspension because you are leaned over the handlebars . Yet wait and see . Sooner or later someone will make a gravel bike with a suspension fork that absorbs gravel road chatter . What you are doing is akin to putting suspension on the steering wheel of your car . Eventually you'd end up in the ditch![]()
Maybe I'll try one . If I don't like it or need it . Maybe you can put it on the wife's bikeI've never had any issue whatsoever with the previous Kinekt suspension stem. I did 5,200 miles on a previous Vado and about 2200 miles on this 2022 Vado,
The comfort is phenomenal. The fork absorbs minimally, the stem more. I don't think it's a gimmik. It is a working addition.
Of course, my opinion.
That is the point I was trying to make . And cause a little troubleSuspension fork is in the first place to ensure more traction for the front wheel, and it is for dampening slow road vibration in the second place. A suspension fork is too slow to dampen the rapid road vibration.
A good suspension stem with 20 mm of travel gives you more vibration dampening than a 140 mm suspension forkThat is the point I was trying to make . And cause a little trouble![]()
Um: no, and no. And the 2 components offer radically different functionality, as @Stefan Mikes pointed out.Maybe you bought the wrong bike . The suspension fork on my Vado is a great fork for what it is . You're entitled to do as you please with your bike . However suspension front forks are the evolution from handlebar suspension stems .![]()
I put the Redshift 30° on my Pedego Avenue and really like it. I do notice the slight twisting of the handlebars, however. Had I seen the Kinekt 50° stem, I probably would have gone with it even though I prefer the Redshift Suspension Seatpost.I've been looking at the Redshift 30* stem, but this could be a solution.
Absolutely! It's like a stem extension and suspension stem/spring. I know it is higher (did not measure) but where I park my bike the clearance from the top of the handlebars to the shelf it is under is less than before. I did a 12-mile ride today and all I can say is that it's much like riding the Como (2022) as far as handlebar comfort. Also remember, I swapped out my handlebars to the prior year's (2021) Como style, and it is swept back slightly more than the OEM.Does it increase the reach? I love the Kinekt seat post and the idea of raising the bars to more upright position with dampening sounds like a winner. However, I would think the increased reach could offset the rise.
thats going to depend on what you have now time to measure.Does it increase the reach? I love the Kinekt seat post and the idea of raising the bars to more upright position with dampening sounds like a winner. However, I would think the increased reach could offset the rise.