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chrisbmx:
Hi all been looking for a torker stem for a while and have seen some posted as torker with round backs on them i thought torker stems had square backs and fronts and the oddyssey ones had round can anyone shed some light for me on this dilema cheers :daumenhoch:

rollin72:
good question, all the answers point to Torker stems only having square backs but look at this Torker add http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=99244.0

and somebody did a resto on a square backed Oddysey which were supposed to have the round backs..so fook knows what the truth is, I have a round backed one that was sold to me as a Torker, it has no markings on it and it came with a Torker frame and forks so im inclined to think its a genuine Torker :chin:

Jaan:
There are a couple of subtle variations of the Torker ULTRA-6 stem which point to where they were made, the sharp edged anodised versions are US, the slightly softer edged versions point to Asian made - the Torker stamped version is definitely Asian.  The ambiguity comes from refinishing which will inevitably lead to a softer rounder edge from polishing.

As far as I was aware there was one simple way to tell a Torker from an Odyssey and that was the top down profile. At the point where the stem narrows towards the stem bolt a Torker slopes in and the Odyssey uses a couple of 90 degree cuts...

Chris

chrisbmx:
Thanks matey I thought I was right but thought I would ask the audience on this one cheers

Jaan:
Actually mate, ignore me - premature postulation  :D

As soon as I wrote it I realised "you tw@t" I own a round backed Torker stem  :idiot2:

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