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BMX STEM COMPARISON GUIDE

13 September 2024 

We’ve created this BMX stems comparison guide so that you can get a real understanding on what stem might suit you best and narrowing down your choices. Continue reading to get the scoop on all the stems available along with any information you might need, but as always if you need any more info feel free to contact us.

BSD Levelled bmx stem black

TOP LOAD BMX STEMS

 

STEM REACH RISE MATERIAL MACHINING WEIGHT NOTES
Colony Variant 52mm & 35mm 22.5mm 7075-T6 Alloy CNC 271g / 234g  
Fiend Morrow V3 48mm 26mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 297g  
S&M Enduro V2 55, 52, 49, 40mm 34mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 366g (49mm) Can be inverted
Animal Inverse 48mm 22mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 323g Can be inverted
BSD Levelled 50mm 27mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 320g 7/8" or OS 1" clamp size
BSD Stacked 50mm 33mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 312g 7/8" or OS 1" clamp size
Colony Exon V2 40mm   6061-T6 Alloy Forged 255g  
Colony Square Back 50mm 33mm 7075-T6 Alloy CNC 292g  
Cult Forged Salvation 51mm 32mm 6061-T6 Alloy Forged 322g  
Cult Ma Vu 43mm 30.6mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 314g  
Cult Redemption 53mm & 48mm 22mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 308g  
Cult Salvation 51mm & 46mm 32mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 314g  
Division ACG 50mm 35mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 342g  
Eclat 1023 48mm 23mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 345g  
Eclat Burns 50mm 23mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 326g  
Eclat Domain 52mm & 48mm 34mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 326g (48mm) 7/8" or OS 1" clamp size
Eclat Dune 50mm 31mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 354g  
Eclat Metra 51mm 30mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 354g  
Eclat Onyx 50mm 33mm 6061-T6 Alloy Forged 316g 7/8" or OS 1" clamp size
Fiend Mills 48mm 23mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 294g  
Fit Aitken 53mm 23.9mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 326g Can be inverted
Fit High Top V2 51mm 35mm 6061-T6 Alloy Forged 340g Can be inverted
Fit Hango 48mm 24mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 336g Can be inverted
Kink Highrise 48mm 31.5mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 272g  
Merritt Inaugural V2 50mm 30mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 314g  
Mission Control 50mm 32mm 6061-T6 Alloy Forged    
Odyssey Boss V2 52mm 35mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 340g  
Odyssey Boyd 52mm 30mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 374g  
Odyssey Broc V2 50mm 33mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 355g  
Odyssey DGN V2 51mm 28mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 350g  
Odyssey Walsh 53mm 22mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 346g  
Profile Push 53mm & 48mm 31.7mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 297g (53mm)  
S&M Challenger 49mm 24.8mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 363g Can be inverted
Salt AM V2 50mm   6061-T6 Alloy Forged 311g  
Salt Junior 40mm 33mm 6061-T6 Alloy Forged 246g  
Salt Plus Manta 50mm 33mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 340g  
Sunday Freeze 48mm 34mm 6061-T6 Alloy Forged 298g Can be inverted
United Precedence 52mm & 49mm 29mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 376g (52mm)  
Wethepeople Gooseneck 48mm 35mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 381g 7/8" or OS 1" clamp size
Wethepeople Hydra 50mm 36mm & 30mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 336g 7/8" or OS 1" clamp size
Wethepeople Kira 45mm 30mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC    
Wethepeople Patrol 53mm 33mm & 28.6mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 295g  
Division Forged 52mm 30mm 6061-T6 Alloy Forged 340g  

 

FRONT LOAD BMX STEMS

STEM REACH RISE MATERIAL MACHINING WEIGHT NOTES
Cinema Projector 50mm 25mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 329g  
Cult Judgement 48mm 8.5mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 322g  
Kink Track 50mm 7mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 352g  
Odyssey CFL3 50mm 6.5mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC    
Profile Acoustic 53, 48, 36mm   6061-T6 Alloy CNC 288g  
S&M Shredneck 50mm 7mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC 312g Can be inverted
Salt AM V2 50mm   6061-T6 Alloy Forged 301g  
Salt Junior 40mm   6061-T6 Alloy Forged 243g  
Salt Pro V2 50mm 7mm 6061-T6 Alloy Forged 301g  
United Miki  48mm 8mm 6061-T6 Alloy CNC    

 

TOP LOAD VS FRONT LOAD BMX STEMS

Top load stems are the more common style of stem but honestly it really comes down to what you prefer the look of and what would suit you preferred bike setup. Top load stems will always have a higher rise because the bars clamp on the top of the stem where as a front load stem is at the front so the rise will be much lower.

black bmx stems

WHAT IS AN INVERTED A STEM?

Inverting a stem is where you flip a top load style stem upside down which will generally change the “rise” of them stem and obviously the look.

The biggest take away from this though is that MOST top load stems are not designed to be flipped therefore we do not recommend it being done unless the stem is designed for it which you will know by our references and within the stems description.

s&m challenger bmx stem black

FORGED VS CNC STEMS

You’ll generally find that BMX stems are CNC machined for 2 main reasons… You can create a very detailed design because of the CNC machining that also allows to be very precise on the removal of un-needed material. Along with the fact that the minimum quantity that you need to order is a lot less than a forged stem.

You’ll find that forged stems are quite a bit cheaper than CNC stems because they are produced in higher numbers. They can also be stronger than other stems because of the process they have when being created where the stems are made from a solid block of material that are then forged with heat and pressure. You will also notice that the majority of stems on complete bikes are forged because they can help keep costs down.

cult forged salvation bmx stem black

CLAMPING SIZE

You will notice in our comparison guide that some stems offer 2 different clamping sizes, this option has only started seeing the light of day the past few years. First things first though, if you get a stem with an oversized clamp size you also have to have a set of bars that are oversized tubing so that they fit the stem.

Basically all stems have a clamping size of 22.2mm but some stems such as the eclat Onyx stem has a clamp size option of 25.4mm along with a regular 22.2mm.

eclat domain bmx stem black

You can check out all our stems available here.

 

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