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Cane Creek eeSilk suspension stem adds a simpler option

cane creek eeSilk suspension stem without switch shown on a bike
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Joining the compliance family, the new Cane Creek eeSilk “full compliance” suspension stem uses the same design as the original, but loses the Compliance Switch.

cane creek eeSilk suspension stem without switch shown on a bike

The first model remains in the line and has an external switch that lets you turn it on or off, effectively a lockout for your stem. This new model removes that switch for an always-working design, providing up to 20mm of travel.

cane creek eaSilk suspension stem options with elastomers

It comes with multiple elastomers to let you tune its performance for your body weight, riding style, and terrain, and there’s no need to remove it or your handlebar to swap them out.

cane creek eeSilk suspension seatpost shown on a bike

It’s designed to smooth the bumps and vibrations for your hands, arms, neck, and shoulders. Pair it with their eeSilk suspension seatpost to smooth things out in the rear, too.

Available in 80, 90, and 100 millimeter lengths, claimed weight is 219-235g, and MSRP is $199.99 and it comes only in black. It has a -6º angle and a tall 49mm stack height thanks to the elastomer’s placement under the stem body.

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nooner
nooner
9 months ago

How does that stem ride compared to the Redshift? That seatpost is the worst one I’ve ever tried, it barely moves at all and feels harsh.

Dinger
Dinger
9 months ago
Reply to  nooner

Cane Creek has been the gold standard in suspension seatpost design and function since the mid-90’s so I expect the stem to be good. I’ve used the Redshift stem and as long as the rider has limited expectations of what it can do for them, it’s good. I’m no engineer but I suspect larger elastomer elements would help the Redshift to be better, which this stem appears to have.

satanas
satanas
9 months ago
Reply to  Dinger

The Redshift stems work very well at taking the edge off bumps without doing anything horrible – lots of travel in a single pivot design gives scary bar angle changes on dropoffs, not IME a good thing, for example with the 90s Girvin stems. Parallelograms give a better path with more travel, but can have problems with play due to wear; this was an issue with Softride stems.

Astro_Kraken
Astro_Kraken
9 months ago
Reply to  nooner

I’ve had both. The eesilk has a bit better overall feel. The redshift seems to only activate when you’re on the hoods or drops but the eesilk works from the tops.

I do think the redshift looks a bit sleeker vs my chunky eesilk, but the eesilk came in silver so it matches my bike better.

FrictionDi2
FrictionDi2
9 months ago

Bikes like this wouldn’t need gimmicky suspension parts if they built frames with vertical compliance and ride quality in mind. But the one industry needs to build stiff bikes for competition reasons even though 95% of bikes will never be completed on and 95% or more of riders don’t ride competitively.

Dinger
Dinger
9 months ago
Reply to  FrictionDi2

There is no way to design in this much vertical flex into a frame and especailly a fork and still pass strength and safety testing. There is far more opportunity for ride comfort in the tires than could ever be extracted from a (safe) frame and the gravel guys are already taking advantage of that with 35c and larger tires.

J D
J D
9 months ago
Reply to  FrictionDi2

I miss pencil thin seat stays.

SteveT
SteveT
9 months ago

A far better option than Specialized’s ridiculous Futureshock that amazingly can not be fully locked out, makes constant noise, and can not be maintained and replaced when worn out by the owner.

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