Hope AM-FR Stem Reviews

Review score: 9.3/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £95 (RRP: £95)

Take a look now to discover what makes Hope AM-FR Stem worthy of a review score of 9.3 out of 10.

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• Brand – Hope
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Hope AM-FR Stem features

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Stems. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Hope AM-FR Stem.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Hope AM-FR Stem is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Stems. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Stems. Brands like Hope are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Stems category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.

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Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Stems.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Hope AM-FR Stem

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Hope AM-FR Stem.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Hope AM-FR Stem was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £95 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.7 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Stems

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Stems.

We found 178 in the Stems category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £55.02, making it above average at £95.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Stems. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £249.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £2.99.

With 178 products available we worked out that 18 cost more than Hope AM-FR Stem and 157 were cheaper.

Cost of Hope products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 222 products from Hope, of which 6 were in the Stems category.

For now though we’re looking at Hope branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £61.42 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Hope product we found was £0.25 and the highest price we could find from them was £350.00.

Of the 222 from Hope, 48 were more expensive than Hope AM-FR Stem and 170 were cheaper.

How much are Hope Stems?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Hope products that are listed in the Stems category.

The average price of the 6 products that match this search was £68.58, with the cheapest coming in at £13.50 and highest price was £95.00. With the average being £68.58, Hope AM-FR Stem comes in above average.

0 products that meet this search were more expensive than Hope AM-FR Stem and 3 were cheaper.

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Hope AM-FR Stem Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Hope AM-FR Stem reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Hope AM-FR Stem, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.3 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Stems category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.5 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Hope AM-FR Stem or another similar product, like Deda Elementi Trentacinque 35 Road Stem reviews or FSA The Pig Headset reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Stems.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Stems. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Hope, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Hope AM-FR Stem

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Hope AM-FR Stem reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Hope AM-FR Stem. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.3/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010936287
• Product ID 2: 427133UK
• Brand: Hope
• Model number: ST0003OR
• RRP: £95
• EAN: 5055168071503
• Description: Hope AM/FR StemCNC machined from a single piece of 2014 T6 aluminium, the AM/FR stem brings you increased levels of strength, rigidity and handling. One of the strongest and more durable mountain bike stems on the market, it’s strength and clamping force is further enhanced by the four opposing handlebar clamping bolts. To further reduce the weight, Hope adapted its design to remove extra material but without compromising on toughness or durability.Reasons to Buy: Increased strength, rigidity and handling. One of the strongest and more durable mountain bike stems on the market. Reduced weight without compromising durability.Features: Material:¬†CNC Machined from 2014 T6 Aluminium Head size:¬†1-1/8″ Diameter:¬†31.8mm Rise:¬†0¬∞ or 20¬∞ Invertible:¬†No Stem Cap Included:¬†No Opposing steerer clamp bolts and four-bolt handlebar clamp give exceptionally rigid steering Anodised and laser etched 3D milled detailing Compatible with Hope Light systems Weight:¬†133g (0¬∞)Buy¬†Hope Components¬†from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Components > Stems
• Size: 0 Degree
• Unisex
• 0
• Adult

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Other options for Stems

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Stems. 178 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Hope AM-FR Stem included,
Ritchey Comp Headset reviews, Ritchey Comp Drop In Headset reviews, or we really liked the look of Ritchey Comp Press Fit Headset reviews as another alternative.