| 04/28/2001 | Norco F.u.n.n. Head Huncho StemAnyone who has ever spent any time associated with a road-based cycling club has witnessed the near-religious zeal that some cyclists have about bike setup. For years, road riders have followed traditional guidelines born from the vast mountain passes of the Alps when fitting a bike for efficiency and ergonomics.
Mountain biking, however, through its short, but rapid evolution has yet to establish set guidelines to ensure a bike ideally fits its rider While moving a seat up and down takes little more than the flip of a lever or turn of an Allen key, finding the perfect position for a handlebar can end up being a costly venture...Until the introduction of the F.u.n.n. Head Huncho stem.
Traditionally, adjustable stems have been more at home with the serene, low impact demands of Hybrid bikes. The Head Huncho laughs in the face of many of those designs, incorporating all the stiffness and strength of a high performance stem into a design that allows for 60 degrees of angle adjustment and two different reach positions.
Skeptics may look at the stem and question its reliability on big hits and the long term. So did we, here at Norco. To our initial surprise and delight, the stem has withstood the sometimes inhumane abuse of Vancouver's North Shore trails without even a creak, grown or slip. The stem has proved its mettle so convincingly, in fact, that Norco has spec'ed it on its top two freeride bikes, the VPS Launch and Shore.
Whether you are looking for that perfect riding position, or just a stem with uncompromising strength and style, the F.u.n.n. Head Huncho is the way to go.
Specs:
CNC'd aluminum stem with 5mm reach and 60 degrees rise adjustment.
Available in two bar-clamp diametres, 25.4 standard and 31.8mm OS.
Available in three colours to compliment any bike, -Pewter, F.u.n.n. Florange, Black
Adjustable for either 60 or 65 mm of reach
Laser etched graphics
Suggeted Retail Price: $156 Cdn.
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