BMX STEMS EXPLAINED 2020 - SOURCE SPOTLIGHT

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  • @seancov3441
    @seancov3441 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    After watching this whole video with interest I’ve realized how ridiculously in love with BMX I am. Never would I think to watch a 24 minute monotone video about the different weights of metal chunks

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Haha. Imagine how in love with it you have to be to make the damn video... thanks sean.

  • @shrimshrimma1243
    @shrimshrimma1243 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Since "The Merged" went off line I've been looking for somewhere that does reviews/in depth spec info. Thanks a lot folks at Our BMX. I hope these videos can fill the void.

    • @electronbeing5473
      @electronbeing5473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Its Jeff z from RideBMX that runs this channel. I think.

    • @Brant_Moore
      @Brant_Moore 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gotcha covered for anything that isn't on this channel yet!

    • @shrimshrimma1243
      @shrimshrimma1243 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@electronbeing5473 yeah I think it's most of it not all of the guys from Ride BMX before it got shot down.
      The Merged was a web blog a few years back that showcased up and coming parts and did some reviews on parts. It was simple and good and seemed to be pretty unbiased user review.

    • @shrimshrimma1243
      @shrimshrimma1243 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Brant_Moore I've see your stuff on reddit. I like it but it's not what I'm looking for I'm afraid.

    • @Brant_Moore
      @Brant_Moore 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sam Ward I literally have almost this exact same video......
      Hahaha

  • @roadrash9024
    @roadrash9024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don't know what Odyssey does to manufacture their stems, but, the grip is insanely good. I don't even tighten them very much. I am guessing, but, I think their CNC machines are just more accurate at cutting a perfectly machined curve. I can run anyone's bars. They all clamp extremely well. Either way, it makes it difficult to look elsewhere and spend as much money.

  • @bmxaf
    @bmxaf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Great Ryan, much needed content for the industry.. Tedious for you to organize and film i'm sure but very useful guide indeed..!! Thx

    • @electronbeing5473
      @electronbeing5473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is that Ryan fudger?

    • @bmxaf
      @bmxaf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@electronbeing5473, yup.

    • @electronbeing5473
      @electronbeing5473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bmxaf man I grew up reading that shit! Still have a ton of Ride copies

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks my dude...definitely a work in progress. I'll down some coffee and work on my youtube voice for the next one, haha.

  • @3rdWorldNola
    @3rdWorldNola ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2023, the return of the front loader.

  • @younggotti8195
    @younggotti8195 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Even when everyone ran front in the 90s...top load made more sense to me..your pulling up against a flat piece of metal rather than bolts holding 2 pieces of metal together

  • @Rxu844
    @Rxu844 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    ive always hated the stem flipping too. Thanks for doing this, I think this would be cool to do with frames because there is a lot about a frames out there with a variety of geo and tube thickness, and other characteristics which make it look a lot different in person than in pictures and since there are not many bike shops around its nice to see videos of products.

    • @electronbeing5473
      @electronbeing5473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nothing wrong with flipping a front load

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Frames may kill me, but it will happen at some point. Thanks Derrick!

  • @codywhitehead
    @codywhitehead 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Coming from mid school I'm used to small bars. So to go along with the new school stuff I switched to a front load with 9" bars and kids dont ask me why my bars are so small anymore lol. I think I'm like an inch higher than I used to be in 2002

    • @jcobra09
      @jcobra09 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I started racing in 1990. Rode my bikes like that for a long time. Switched to that mid-school narrow bars/heavy bike thing, didn’t ride much the last 10 years, now I’m riding a custom Sunday EX. Love Our BMX.

  • @j.bermudez3958
    @j.bermudez3958 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dig it. Definitely is a need and a place for this kind of video in BMX. Wish there was more like this when I was coming up, then I wouldn't have gone through so much trial and error, so many different parts to eventually learn all the aspects and dial in my feel.

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks my dude!

  • @iLLuzion1st
    @iLLuzion1st 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for making these videos! Always more to learn. I get buddies asking tech questions about bmx parts all the time. So these videos r great!

  • @VAustin89
    @VAustin89 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Have flipped my front load before when I was saving up to get top load to add a bit of height on my bars. I think Sean Burns his flip top load stem.

    • @electronbeing5473
      @electronbeing5473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Becuz studs like Burns know top loads are gay

    • @N-B-MMA
      @N-B-MMA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Flipped frontloads are fine

    • @mikejoned7148
      @mikejoned7148 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@electronbeing5473 I don't know your statement sounded a little gay but hey it's ok to be your own person

  • @j.fisher8369
    @j.fisher8369 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i really dug that brief period when customizers were flipping their top loads, counterboring the bottoms, and running them inverted! The Fly Central was a bit of a throw back to all that. Now as rare as hens teeth....

  • @Aljonone1
    @Aljonone1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just to up date you on processes used in making a stem, quality stems are forged construction then cnc machined which is stronger than cnc stem from block of aluminium alloy!

  • @ChiTownGuerrilla
    @ChiTownGuerrilla 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow I remember back in 2010 NOBODY ran top load! Funny how the trends change. I'm still running a Premium Sub 9 front load stem, eventually going to try a top load!

    • @ryankchiche6690
      @ryankchiche6690 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol yeah exactly, came back after 10 years this week and all i was seeing was top load. Im still rocking that front load aswell. Gotta swap i guess

    • @ChiTownGuerrilla
      @ChiTownGuerrilla 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ryankchiche6690 Haha yeah and all these pussies got a free coaster! 😁 I already have Standard 9.5" bars, I remember when 8" bars we're considered "big bars"lol so a top load would make them even higher lol ill keep my premium stem!

    • @seaeff6428
      @seaeff6428 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ChiTownGuerrilla Right I was so confused. At the beginning of the video he said bmx has always been top load stem. lol. Ive been riding since 2004ish and it wasn't till 2011-2012 that the majority of rider stated riding top loads. I still ride a profile acoustic stem along with a Thompson elite post and railed seat almost slammed brakes and only a 2.25 front tire and brakes with no gyro and no pegs. some call me old but then again people would rather: hop bar manual 180 fakie half cab manual 180 off curb fakie half cab up curb bar off curb than actually ride trails. Im sour. lol

  • @ericsanquist
    @ericsanquist 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    hey do not forget about flipping the front load stem to add even higher most people run it pointing down as it comes like you show in the video

    • @ericsanquist
      @ericsanquist 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      not all front load stems can not be run flipped like in this video

    • @electronbeing5473
      @electronbeing5473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm amazed they didnt talk about that more

  • @AmazingChinaToday
    @AmazingChinaToday 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Hope DH stem (for downhill mountain bikes) has a cool design innovation I'm surprised isn't used by all stems. The Hope stem is designed to tighten the top two bolts all the way, so the stem cap contacts the stem body. The result is a 100% perfect circle in the clamping area, and you then tighten the last two bolts evenly. This is a superior design approach, and is much better than trying to evenly tighten 4 bolts and keep the gap even with the top cap. It is probably stronger, also, because the clamping area is always 100% perfectly round and contacting the bars evenly.

  • @diegossotto
    @diegossotto 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Garret rides front load, Godwin rides frontload, Prangenberg rides a top load, Mat Ray's signature stem is front load, I ride front load. I dont know man check the stats for to me, some of the most tech-gnarly street dogs ride front load with a taller amount of space. Honestly the pop with a front load feels much better than with top loads at my regular spacing set up. Cheers good video.

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I edited out the part where I said, "but I'm old, so don't listen to me."

  • @advancespark
    @advancespark ปีที่แล้ว

    BMX specific stems are not measured from the center of the steerer clamp, but the bottom of it. The purple one at 3:30 would have a negative rise / drop if it was measured from the center of the steerer clamp, and the black would be about half of 34mm.

  • @stewpeedindians
    @stewpeedindians ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my favorite components of a BMX bike

  • @tylerdurden8849
    @tylerdurden8849 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    very well made and informative. thank you

  • @pauljames1978
    @pauljames1978 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    7:09 the kink high rise stem is out of stock on source bmx

    • @N-B-MMA
      @N-B-MMA 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Get the shadow Odin

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @shred the gnar. What's Dan's Comp?

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Doh. Well, I just sent the one from the video back on Tuesday, so maybe they'll have one in shortly? Haha

  • @NycZooYork
    @NycZooYork 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I feel that when the clamping hole is higher from the stem base that it gives you better leverage for an easier pull up, regardless of the handlebar rise. Like pulling back on a wrench (🔧) at a higher angle.

    • @badfourlife
      @badfourlife 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      nah its the same as extra bar rise(which changes leverage massively)... going up 3/4" on my bars and my manual/hop just felt stupid.... had to put some smaller bars back on

    • @NycZooYork
      @NycZooYork 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@badfourlife But we're talking stems. I got taller bars and had the same issue as you so I tried a front load and it was harder to manual with the bars still being higher. I've even messed with flipping a front load to make the clamp hole further from the top cap.

  • @zombiehunter5923
    @zombiehunter5923 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Its pretty cool that you say the price on each stem
    So we know what to pay when shopping around
    Or someone offers us bmx. Stuff
    Keep the great videos

  • @tope.sosanya
    @tope.sosanya 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Ryan!! Super good info!!! Thanks for all the info- especially about CNC vs. cast mold 💯🔥
    I really looked into stem reach before I bought my last stem because I recently am getting back into barspins.
    I found that having a shorter stem reach is a bit easier to do barspins because there is less travel for the bars around the axis of the forks, this the bars don’t hit my knees as easier- especially since bars have gotten larger over the years.
    Thanks again for the info - I love info videos like this please make more!

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hope you're well, Tope!

  • @juliangaribay4711
    @juliangaribay4711 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Some top loads can be flipped for a lower bar position if youre running big bars and feel that the ride is too much

    • @electronbeing5473
      @electronbeing5473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why are you informing people of a fact he clearly talked about in the video?

    • @electronbeing5473
      @electronbeing5473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @shred the gnar. that's what bolts are for is holding stuff. Torque to spec and use loctite, you won't need to hope.

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      For sure...but it just doesn't look good, in my opinion.

  • @nesterov_g
    @nesterov_g 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    how much people in 2020 rides FronLoad?. I'm ridding frontload stem, cause this makes my barspins fasters, just like Garrett Reynolds :)

    • @sole__doubt
      @sole__doubt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just bought a front load because I couldn't find a top load with 40mm reach. I love it and it looks great.

  • @xpndblhero5170
    @xpndblhero5170 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember when I was younger I used to drill big holes in my stems to save weight and sometimes we would flip the stem over to drop the bars lower.... LoL

  • @dennisd4452
    @dennisd4452 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They all still feel very heavy. I wounder if they could put dimples and a few more holes to lighten the weight. Though I suppose that weakens the strength of getting crazy doing bmx tricks.

  • @_Greasyzoku_
    @_Greasyzoku_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I always wanted the SOLID engraved stem

  • @OlafThorbjorn
    @OlafThorbjorn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That Profile stem has been around forever. It came standard with the Specialized P1 Dirt Jumper rigid forks. 👌

    • @janeblogs324
      @janeblogs324 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dang, I've got a p1 and its got a truvativ stem

  • @ragingbull5883
    @ragingbull5883 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Are all the fork tube ends the same diameter? I have an older style DJ and I want to put BMX bars onto it...

  • @dangerpea108
    @dangerpea108 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Isn't rise measured from the bottom of the stem to the center of your bars?

  • @jeremysmith9088
    @jeremysmith9088 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    easily got a grand worth of stems in this video lol nice, I definitely prefer a top load, im almost 6 feet tall so i like the room

    • @electronbeing5473
      @electronbeing5473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm over 6 foot, and I hate top loads. 10" bars and my 10 year old fly front loader feels perfect

    • @jeremysmith9088
      @jeremysmith9088 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Id probably be alright with a front load if i had 10s but i dont have 10in bars

    • @electronbeing5473
      @electronbeing5473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jeremysmith9088 they make more every day

  • @N-B-MMA
    @N-B-MMA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome video..the fit high top stem is fairly weak I broke mine first month at the steerer bolts

  • @vl995
    @vl995 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So I can ride 10" bars on a frontload and I'd be the same as 9" on a topload?

  • @jestonjump5647
    @jestonjump5647 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    dope. we need more vids explaining all the numbers we see on the websites.

  • @OMMPgrower
    @OMMPgrower 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this helped me a lot, thx

  • @sethallen4130
    @sethallen4130 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i love this. thanks ryan

  • @sergiochavez2400
    @sergiochavez2400 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The one I wish you went over was cinema Martinez stem😪

  • @liljibi
    @liljibi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Source jams gonna be ordering some parts this year

  • @themuhaiminmzln
    @themuhaiminmzln 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello ryan , you’ve mistaken the volume staple stem with the beefy volume vlm stem . The staple stem is way cheaper and weaker whilst the vlm stem is super beefy and can take a beating since i’ve had one before .

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't want to watch the video to confirm, but I just looked at the source site and I definitely had the Staple stem...hopefully I didn't mix the specs around. Thanks for the heads up though!

  • @hippiemark01
    @hippiemark01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Uurgh, 1 inch clamp points again... Didn't work 20 years ago why would it work now?

  • @HVACMAN-c7v
    @HVACMAN-c7v หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is a budget stem just as strong/reliable as an expensive stem? Don’t wanna spend $80 on a stem if I don’t have to… cuz I’m poor.

  • @DrewtheShrew
    @DrewtheShrew 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The only stem that matters is the purple Animal stem

  • @shokurozu277
    @shokurozu277 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Showing my age a little but you remember when 2Hip dip they stem that had to be used with these sleeve that had pin that had to be used with their specific bars that made your bars 1inch id. Its would have been cool if they didn't have to be used with their bars only.

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, but it was a pretty weird/bad design and I feel like your bars being able to slip can save you in some instances. Would be interesting to see if someone can pull it off these days, though.

  • @ScreamingEagleFTW
    @ScreamingEagleFTW ปีที่แล้ว

    great video, thank you for sharing your knowledge

  • @narutointel
    @narutointel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you. This helped me a lot..

  • @kolevoelker5375
    @kolevoelker5375 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great video fudge(:

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha, sorry you had to sit through that

  • @israelsantos3614
    @israelsantos3614 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love bmx bro.

  • @cartracer64
    @cartracer64 ปีที่แล้ว

    can i install a bmx style stem on my urban commuter haro beasley as long as the steerer tube is 1 1/8. are the top caps all universal fit? thanks

  • @juliangaribay4711
    @juliangaribay4711 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Front loads and mid loads for life

  • @fransschreuders8488
    @fransschreuders8488 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    They came up with Front Load to lower your bars because Top Load with a gyro is too high

    • @soots-stayingoutofthespotl5495
      @soots-stayingoutofthespotl5495 ปีที่แล้ว

      Interesting. Can anyone attest to this; that generally you don't want to combine a top loader with a gyro?

  • @hachi-rokuperformancegroup3987
    @hachi-rokuperformancegroup3987 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I always preferred front load because it helped with my monkey arms

  • @karimdiab1338
    @karimdiab1338 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best stem recommendations? Budget high, mid and low? Help a fellow rider out
    Top load pls

    • @electronbeing5473
      @electronbeing5473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @shred the gnar. no way you broke a front load. Cuz they're better

    • @bmorris5863
      @bmorris5863 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're literally on 24 minute video about it....

    • @ChiTownGuerrilla
      @ChiTownGuerrilla 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sunday has a nice top load for like $30. I think its called the "freeze" stem.

  • @lynwoodvallejo8697
    @lynwoodvallejo8697 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m having a situation where I have my bolts from my front load stem and I’m trying to use it on my top load but my handlebars are still loose is there a difference in hardware compared to front load and top load hardware??

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      There shouldn’t be. Are the bolts bottoming out on the stem?

  • @hed1fsu
    @hed1fsu 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Need to talk cast machining vs billet machining. Cast are ssme are most machined stems, which are poured, then cleaned up machine wise. Why we pay more, for the clean up of it. Billet is the super spendy stems.. that just look like cast machined.

  • @pauljames1978
    @pauljames1978 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    9:20 1/4 bolts rust out and snap that's what happend to my push stem

    • @N-B-MMA
      @N-B-MMA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don't like 1/4" because all my bike tools are metric

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The unit of measurement doesn't have any effect on strength.

    • @ChiTownGuerrilla
      @ChiTownGuerrilla 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm guessing that's mostly your fault. If you let bolts get so rusty to the point where they snap, can't really blame the manufacturers... Never had a problem with cheap stock stems.

    • @janeblogs324
      @janeblogs324 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If the hole isn't chamfered they'll snap the heads off.
      If you don't have washers there is slightly more stress on the cap screws.
      In even tightening will bend all the cap screws.
      Look at the head of good caps, they'll say 12.9 (grade) most bmx cap screws are custom and smaller head diameter, I'm sure brands cheap out too

    • @pauljames1978
      @pauljames1978 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just the bolts corroded out so bad when I went to move my bars I put the Allen key in and snapped the head clean off 😮😞

  • @JanoyCresva
    @JanoyCresva 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    WOuldve liked to see a tree collet stem or something. That thing was unique.

  • @ronh2889
    @ronh2889 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kids ain't dumb. They know what they want!

    • @iLLuzion1st
      @iLLuzion1st 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ron h my buddy calls me about bmx parts all the time! U dont know what u dont know

    • @randomchannel4886
      @randomchannel4886 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Idk man ive been riding the wrong geometry and spec on my bike for years id buy whatever was on clearance on danscomp, and always rode small bars and long chainstays and never really progressed. Now i have a dialed bike learning new tricks everyday thanks to the right geo

    • @soots-stayingoutofthespotl5495
      @soots-stayingoutofthespotl5495 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@randomchannel4886 I would be interested to know what geo you rode that you finally figured-out was wrong (TT length, CS length, fork offset, bar height, stem etc) compared to your height. I had a 20.5" TT and found the front-end twitchy at 5'7.5"/ 5'8" tall, but my inability to control it may have been down to my lack of skill tbh. I was thinking about going slightly longer to a 20.75" with 13.25" slammed CS this time, combined with 32mm forks, but your comment makes me think that might be the wrong move to effectively go longer.

  • @electronbeing5473
    @electronbeing5473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Ain't showin the odyssey elementary some love?!

    • @N-B-MMA
      @N-B-MMA 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do they make it still?

    • @electronbeing5473
      @electronbeing5473 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@N-B-MMA I kinda doubt it, the design was solid tho idunno why there's not a modern model

    • @badfourlife
      @badfourlife 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ive been riding the v3 since it came out.... when was that like 08-09... and i rode a v1 for a couple years before that.... best stem!

    • @bmorris5863
      @bmorris5863 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Random fact one of the best parts ever.
      "The Odyssey Elementary Stem has been awarded with a “Design Distinction” prize in the Equipment Category of I.D. Magazine’s 2005 Annual Design Review issue. The stem was one of 150 winners that was recognized from a field of approximately 2000 submissions, and shares the pages with entries from Nike, Apple Computer, Adidas, BMW, Jet Blue, Burton Snowboards and more. The July/August 2005 issue of I.D. is on shelves at major book sellers now."

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Definitely changed the game for a while there, but BMX has gone back to the six bolt design. No more wedges.

  • @JonoGuapo4
    @JonoGuapo4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think we need more informative videos. Especially for people who are just starting out riding. When I learned It was through trial and error which can get expensive in BMX.

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      More coming! Thanks for the comment my dude!

    • @JonoGuapo4
      @JonoGuapo4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@OurBMX a video on frame dimensions would be incredible for new riders.

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That will definitely happen. I have a huge list of videos to make, but they probably won't happen until march.

  • @sole__doubt
    @sole__doubt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would love to know why are bmx stems made of aluminum instead of just using steel?

  • @Tlynch4130
    @Tlynch4130 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Top load for life!

  • @prayarcher
    @prayarcher 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Odyssey Bang!

  • @badfourlife
    @badfourlife 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    No elementary stem? The greatest stem of all time!

    • @killamynd5825
      @killamynd5825 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      nah bro the old dk stem

    • @pipecfh
      @pipecfh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      2021 and I'm still riding my elementary stem!

  • @griffenlawler5057
    @griffenlawler5057 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    make more maybe on freecoasters forks or bars

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup, we’ll have another next month. 🙌

  • @thebmxfiles5147
    @thebmxfiles5147 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    wish there where videos like this when i started, so sick!

  • @supernoobsmith5718
    @supernoobsmith5718 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Forging vs Casting. Not CNC vs Casting. CNC can be done and IS done on both forged and cast items. A cheaper cast stem might have some small detail that is CNC'd, then they use that in the literature to fool you into thinking it's forged.

    • @supernoobsmith5718
      @supernoobsmith5718 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      To get a solid block you must have the metal forged. The CNC used on some cast items is for final touches, not the actual construction. Casting can be strong though. It all depends on the process and the quality of metal, quality control, etc, etc. And just the opposite too, a poorly forged item can be garbage just the same.

  • @joshuastauffer8434
    @joshuastauffer8434 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    R.I.P. bottom load stems

    • @joachims.8056
      @joachims.8056 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha I ride the éclat Burns V2 top load stem. I flipped it in bottom load 8 monts ago and it is perfect since. This setup is super strong because I ride it almost every day and I do gaps, ride bowl and trails, and I've never had any problems !

    • @prayarcher
      @prayarcher 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Redline🤨

  • @electronbeing5473
    @electronbeing5473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Front loaders are stiffer feeling and stronger, and they look more badass. Top loads gross me out I hate them.

    • @electronbeing5473
      @electronbeing5473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @shred the gnar. lol I've rode both, for years. You couldn't be more cute ;)

    • @electronbeing5473
      @electronbeing5473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Real Donald Trump front loads look better on every bike. But in my opinion more so on a pegless one brake dirt jumper. Weird how your perception is exactly opposite.

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Definitely a subjective topic...I've always preferred top loads (and not the high rise ones), but I feel like younger riders are leaning more towards front loads. To each their own, of course.

    • @pm_bikes
      @pm_bikes 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I had a primo frontload with SOLID bolts for about a year when I was 14 and weighed about 110 lbs (I was small) before both the top bolts snapped upon landing a pretty big skatepark gap, bars went down to the tire and ate shit. Figured that was because front load stems put a significant amount of downward force on the bolts, so I went and bought a top load Ecalt with HOLLOW bolts which is going 8 years strong. As an engineer now, It still seems much smarter to apply most of your downward force to the girth of a stem with a topload than to the bolts with a frontload. (But who thinks about those things right!)

  • @JoeGCards
    @JoeGCards 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    40mm reach stem what is that love super twitchy bikes

  • @CutThroat_Kid
    @CutThroat_Kid 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    lol im running that volume stem

  • @GuiGuIXOx
    @GuiGuIXOx ปีที่แล้ว

    Front are cool when you have a 24 inch bmx just saying for some rider ! Eight like a mountain bike 😅

  • @christiantabangay3202
    @christiantabangay3202 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can i have one of your stems

  • @matiasnicolas7610
    @matiasnicolas7610 ปีที่แล้ว

    front load for me

  • @berniejames6177
    @berniejames6177 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can i have one of your stem pls

  • @alexrolletta9833
    @alexrolletta9833 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    If a company made a stem that was at least 40mm rise and 52mm reach, I would be hyped! I was gonna get that odyssey summit stem, but the reach is too short for what I’d want

  • @soyotakounu887
    @soyotakounu887 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wau is sou cool

  • @pauljames1978
    @pauljames1978 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've noticed stems reach's are getting shorter i want a 53mm reach stem but all i see is 45mm 48mm 50mm reach on new stems bmx company's NEED to make 53mm reach stem's again for us tall guys 👍

  • @FirstLast-ph1hw
    @FirstLast-ph1hw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Front load & 4 peice bars for life just sayin

    • @rogerbravo5724
      @rogerbravo5724 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats what I ride they look so sick!

  • @Ful-OGold
    @Ful-OGold 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Who else had a kink stem that was like the elementary stem?

  • @jultv2638
    @jultv2638 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pls give me a handlebar stem plss 🥺

  • @juliangaribay4711
    @juliangaribay4711 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Front loads and mid loads slip less than top loads and mid and make less noise than top loads and hard landings

  • @johnreymontales921
    @johnreymontales921 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1st one 🤘

  • @Alexandr_Silver
    @Alexandr_Silver 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's all the same. Where are the innovations?
    Idk, a titanium pro series maybe? Or carbon fiber short stems like in flatland or smth cool.
    Or a model with rounded corners and silicone surface to decrease trauma when hit.
    P.S. If this shit succeeds, please share profit with me heh

  • @scottbowen4681
    @scottbowen4681 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What it boils down 2 is if you cant ride any of them you probably cant ride any of them

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      True, but nothing wrong with fine tuning your bike to your specific needs.

  • @vl995
    @vl995 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    9" bars with topload = 10"bars with frontload.

  • @TwistedSix85
    @TwistedSix85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey let’s get in a dark shadowy room and show stems in mostly black or dark colors.

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey, this was the first one. It’s gotten better...maybe.

  • @renlafraise4359
    @renlafraise4359 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fiend V1 is the worst stem I've ever ride because of the cheap 6061-t6 material so soft you will twist every bolts. Never bought this brand again.

  • @briannieto7085
    @briannieto7085 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Talk alote 😂😂😂😂

  • @MrZQn
    @MrZQn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    İs he high on something?

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I just don't have a youtuber voice.

  • @michalgrunt4966
    @michalgrunt4966 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why are you saying that stems made by CNC machining are stronger than stem made by forging or casting? . When you do machinning you are removing material but when you are forging or casting you are just changing shape. CNC stems arent stronger, they just have better details and CNC production takes more time, so the stems costs more.

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not sure if my other reply came through...youtube app on my phone is acting up. But, as I understand it, CNC stems are forged stems. And CNC machined stems are stronger than cast. Hopefully I didn't mix up my words and put forging in there. Thanks for the comment, Mike.

  • @driedspaghetti2555
    @driedspaghetti2555 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is this guy was a spice he would be flour

    • @OurBMX
      @OurBMX  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahaha

  • @LoneWolfed
    @LoneWolfed 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Flipping a top load upside down is as dumb as flipping a front load. GROSS.