Spank Spike 25-30 DM Stem Reviews
Review score: 8.8/10 – Updated September, 2024
Latest Price: £52.99 – Save 18% (RRP: £64.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes Spank Spike 25-30 DM Stem worthy of a review score of 8.8 out of 10.
Skip to content:
Spank Spike 25-30 DM Stem features
Spank Spike 25-30 DM Stem
|
|
|
Spec 1
|
Colour: Black Other Stems found with this Spec: 6387 |
|
Spec 2
|
Length: 25-30mm Other Stems found with this Spec: 1 |
|
Spec 3
|
Material: Aluminium Other Stems found with this Spec: 762 |
|
Spec 4
|
Diameter: 31.8mm Other Stems found with this Spec: 244 |
|
Feature 1
|
Material: 2D forged MGR Alloy, CNC weight optimised Other Stems found with this feature: 1 |
|
Feature 2
|
Finish: Shot peen anodised, CNC/laser logos Other Stems found with this feature: 1 |
|
Feature 3
|
Length: 25-30mm (adjustable) Other Stems found with this feature: 1 |
|
Feature 4
|
Rise: 28-33mm (adjustable) Other Stems found with this feature: 1 |
|
Feature 5
|
Diameter: 31.8mm Other Stems found with this feature: 48 |
|
Feature 6
|
Key Technologies: MGR, chamfered bar clamp, adjustable length/rise, “Snap Fit” sealed top cap Other Stems found with this feature: 1 |
|
Feature 7
|
Discipline: Downhill, Freeride Other Stems found with this feature: 1 |
|
Feature 8
|
Weight: 130g Other Stems found with this feature: 12 |
|
Price
|
£52.99 |
|
Buy
|
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 Spank Spike 25-30 DM Stem.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Spank Spike 25-30 DM 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 Spank 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.
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 Spank Spike 25-30 DM Stem
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Spank Spike 25-30 DM 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 Spank Spike 25-30 DM Stem was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £52.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.6 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 below average at £52.99.
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 68 cost more than Spank Spike 25-30 DM Stem and 109 were cheaper.
Cost of Spank products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 120 products from Spank, of which 6 were in the Stems category.
For now though we’re looking at Spank branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £110.36 making this product below average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Spank product we found was £4.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £379.99.
Of the 120 from Spank, 75 were more expensive than Spank Spike 25-30 DM Stem and 44 were cheaper.
How much are Spank Stems?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Spank products that are listed in the Stems category.
The average price of the 6 products that match this search was £52.49, with the cheapest coming in at £35.99 and highest price was £79.99. With the average being £52.49, Spank Spike 25-30 DM Stem comes in above average.
2 products that meet this search were more expensive than Spank Spike 25-30 DM Stem and 3 were cheaper.
Spank Spike 25-30 DM 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 Spank Spike 25-30 DM Stem reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Spank Spike 25-30 DM Stem, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.5 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 Spank Spike 25-30 DM Stem or another similar product, like Ritchey WCS Trail Stem reviews or Ritchey WCS C220 Stem 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.
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 Spank, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of Spank Spike 25-30 DM Stem
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Spank Spike 25-30 DM Stem reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Spank Spike 25-30 DM 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 8.8/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25010935261
- Product ID 2: 589673UK
- Brand: Spank
- Model number: E06SD25120AMSPK
- RRP: £64.99
- EAN: 4717760768045
- Description: Spank Spike 25-30 DM StemThe Spank Spike 25-30 DM Stem is ideal for today’s downhill frames, which have become both longer, shorter and in some cases adjustable. Its super-short reach is a first in the MTB world, and Spank has achieved this by moving the lockdown hardware to within the bar clamp. It offers you reach and rise adjustment to help you find your preferred stance and balancing point.Strong and Lightweight Downhill StemConstructed using 2D forged alloy for extra strength and CNC machined to bring the weight down to only 130g, the Spike 25-30 DM Stem is designed to take a beating without weighing you down. It offers outstanding resistance to movement on impacts and with its chamfered bar clamp zones, stress points on your bars are reduced, extending their fatigue life.Features: Material: 2D forged MGR Alloy, CNC weight optimised Finish: Shot peen anodised, CNC/laser logos Length: 25-30mm (adjustable) Rise: 28-33mm (adjustable) Diameter: 31.8mm Key Technologies: MGR, chamfered bar clamp, adjustable length/rise, “Snap Fit” sealed top cap Discipline: Downhill, Freeride Weight: 130gTechnologies:Micro Grain Refinement Processed Alloys: Processes such as extrusion, forging and tube drawing can increase the strength of alloy materials by reducing the grain size. Spank uses state of the art proprietary metal forming methods which further improve grain size consistency and orientation, and significantly reduce grain size beyond that of its competitors. No other stems, bars or rims are subjected to the number of drawing steps or level of refinement as those offered by Spank. This leads to greater ultimate strength, toughness, and ductility … meaning confidence, comfort and safety.Buy Spank Components¬†from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Components > Stems
- Savings percentage from RRP: 18%
- Size: 31.8mm
- Unisex
- 12
- Adult
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 Spank Spike 25-30 DM Stem included,
Deda Elementi Pista Stem reviews, Seal BMX Switch Front Load Stem reviews, or we really liked the look of Seal BMX Switch Top Load Stem reviews as another alternative.