Throw that whip, Take the last sip, Scrub over a crack, Break your momma's back, When a beer can comes along, you must whip it, Before the steeze throws out too long, you must whip it, On a world cup winning run, YOU MUST WHIP IT!

Props on riding out that cased landing on the Toonie! Few people have even attempted that drop, let alone rode out a sketchy landing like that.

@willsoffe Giant manufactures their own stems now. Been in a bike shop in the past 3 years? 30%.....minute......really? Who said you had to buy it? Isn't it cross compatible with every other front end with the exception of a 1.5? What is the idea of a business? Just throwing that out there to allow you to think.

I agree with that statement but I'm sure an R&D department like Giant's is targeting the area where the most amount of torque is lost and with today's wheel and fork designs (fox 36's, 20mm thru axles, I9 mavic dt swiss...all stiff as hell!) the torque will most likely not be lost there. I doubt Giant would bother with eliminating flex in an area so critical as a steerer tube if they were worried that it would be immediately lost to flex in the fork/wheel. Torque from the bar/stem/steerer tube area is distributed to other areas in the frame/bike as well, not just at the front wheel and fork. Bottom line, there will be an increase in overall rigidity, which is a benefit for anyone. If you are looking to buy a frame/fork setup like this I doubt you are mounting up a flimsy front wheel.

Yeah, and bikes worked for how many numbers of years with a single gear, or friction shifters, or rim brakes! I don't know if you were around when disc brakes first came on the scene but you cannot imagine how many people were up in arms about switching over, now you couldn't pay somebody to ride a set of v brakes. This sport needs all the progression it can handle. You do not want this industry to become stagnant with no new innovations or major changes to keep pushing the envelope of what can be accomplished on a bicycle.

What good is a stiffer stem if you don't have a larger diameter/stiffer steerer tube to transfer the torque?

@ Swearmouth- How are you going to say this is not what Pinkbike is about? Carlin Dunne was on an NWD video and now he is winning Pike's Peak Hill Climbs. Went from being a top level mtn. biker to a top level motorcycle racer. Would you say that it's not what Pinkbike is about they post videos of pro downhillers training in the off season on their mx bikes?