Comp Highlight: £240 Rulezman HCV3 Clamp

For only £2 you can win this extremely Limited Edition Rulezman Handlebar Clamp worth £240 - with global shipping included!

Win a Limited Editon Rulezman HandleBar Clamp V3 from AstonMTB worth £240 / €275!

The HC V3 is a moto-inspired product and is limited to only 99x numbered and stamped units made in Europe.

I’ve been riding Dave’s original prototype HC V1 Direct Mount stem he made back in 2010. Everything makes sense to me and follows my geometry philosophies: MTB stems are an old descendant of road bikes and don’t really make sense nowadays, especially with the recent trend of frame sizes growing and head angles slackening. Check Rulezman’s explainer video below:

This V3 stem is the single crown version of the HCV1 direct mount stem I’m using on my DH bikes. The V3 offers 15mm reach and 38mm rise, using a 31.6mm clamp. The high rise gets your hands higher from the start, which is important for longer modern bikes and can also help taller riders. 15mm length means that the steering axis of your bars will be closer to the centre of the steerer tube which offers more accurate steering.

The HC V3 stem is really high-end unit. It’s 100% manufactured in Europe from 7075 aluminium, comes with a full complement of titanium bolts and is exceptionally light at only 147 grams. The design also integrates the top cap into the clamp to furthur refine and simplify the product.

The HC V3 is also incredibly stiff with a 60mm clamping area for the bar, and its compact design makes it incredibly strong - it’s passed all the available safety tests including the EFBE EPAC MTB GR / CAT 5 which is the gold standard which includes a Fatigue Test, Maximum Load Test, Overload Test and a Stiffness Test. Most MTB products aren’t put through this test as it’s very expensive and demanding - multiple bars were bent and snapped during this test where the stem survived perfectly, see the images and videos below.

Why is this named the HC V3? The V1 is the Direct Mount downhill product, and the V2 never made it to production: it passed the EN and ASTM test, but it failed the EFBE test so Rulezman went back to the drawing board to create this V3 - even though in reality the V2 would have survived any real world riding conditions.

Tech Specs:

• Material – Alloy 7075-T6, 5-axis machined and clear anodised.

• Bolts – 6x GR5 titanium M5 bolts ( ti-prep grease included in the kit)

• 31.8mm bore only

• 15mm length, 38mm rise

• Integrated top cap

• 60mm clamp width

• StiffAF

• Weight – 147 grams including bolts

• Certifications – EFBE MTB GR / CAT 5
  – EFBE EPAC MTB GR / CAT 5
  – EN 17406:2020
  – ASTM F2043-13

• Made in Europe

The lucky winner will receive:

• 1x RULEZMAN HC-V3HD Stem

• Global shipping included

• This competition is open to anybody anywhere. AstonMTB is not responsible for any tax or duties in the winner’s country

• There is a cash prize alternative of £120 for the winner

Great! But, how do I win?

To win this package all you need to do is head to my competition site, answer a simple question and you have an extremely good chance to win: current odds at the time of publishing this article are 1/200!

As always, all prizes are for BRAND NEW products, in a choice of size/spec/colours to suit the rider and their bike.

Global shipping is also included so entrants are invited from anywhere in the world.

The giveaway is guaranteed to happen on the end date regardless of how many tickets are sold. No extensions, no minimum ticket sales.

These competitions fund my reviews which I believe are the only truly independent MTB reviews online. All of the prizes and all of the products you see are bought by me - no sponsored posts, no freebies and no back-handers.

Thanks, Paul.