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Title: DK Stems - what is the timeline?
Post by: MartyC on August 19, 2007, 06:36 PM: I've had a search and scout around but cannot find too much about what styles were around and when. I do know that in 1985 DK stems were available in Pro, Mini, Cruiser (inverted) and Freestyle but do not have any pictures in the magazine scans that I have.

So, does anyone know what the timelines are for the various DK stems with pictures?

cheers

Marty :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: DK Stems - what is the timeline?
Post by: CD17 on August 19, 2007, 07:01 PM: All I know is I had a DK freestyle stem in 92-93 when I got back into BMX for a year or so, I thought they were from around this time as I don't remember them back in the mid 80s when I stopped riding.
Title: Re: DK Stems - what is the timeline?
Post by: snav69 on August 19, 2007, 07:41 PM: This is all i could find about them :daumenhoch:

http://www.23mag.com/com/dk/dk.htm

:coolsmiley:
Title: Re: DK Stems - what is the timeline?
Post by: MartyC on August 19, 2007, 08:25 PM: Quote from: snav69 on August 19, 2007, 07:41 PM
This is all i could find about them :daumenhoch:

http://www.23mag.com/com/dk/dk.htm

:coolsmiley:

Thanks for that, shame it does not tell us a great deal, it would be interesting to know when they introduced the round edged stems :-\
Title: Re: DK Stems - what is the timeline?
Post by: ron burgundy on August 19, 2007, 09:15 PM: Quote from: MartyC on August 19, 2007, 06:36 PM
I've had a search and scout around but cannot find too much about what styles were around and when. I do know that in 1985 DK stems were available in Pro, Mini, Cruiser (inverted) and Freestyle but do not have any pictures in the magazine scans that I have.

So, does anyone know what the timelines are for the various DK stems with pictures?

cheers

Marty :daumenhoch:

Some good reading on OS BMX, check it out...

http://www.os-bmx.com/forums/index.php'showtopic=24586&hl=dk+stem (http://www.os-bmx.com/forums/index.php'showtopic=24586&hl=dk+stem)

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: DK Stems - what is the timeline?
Post by: MartyC on August 19, 2007, 09:28 PM: Quote from: Ron Burgundy on August 19, 2007, 09:15 PM
Quote from: MartyC on August 19, 2007, 06:36 PM
I've had a search and scout around but cannot find too much about what styles were around and when. I do know that in 1985 DK stems were available in Pro, Mini, Cruiser (inverted) and Freestyle but do not have any pictures in the magazine scans that I have.

So, does anyone know what the timelines are for the various DK stems with pictures?

cheers

Marty :daumenhoch:

Some good reading on OS BMX, check it out...

http://www.os-bmx.com/forums/index.php'showtopic=24586&hl=dk+stem (http://www.os-bmx.com/forums/index.php'showtopic=24586&hl=dk+stem)

:daumenhoch:

Top man :4_17_5: Very informative thread that one, would still love to know when the round edge ones were introduced :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: DK Stems - what is the timeline?
Post by: ron burgundy on August 19, 2007, 09:32 PM: As a guess... very late 80s.
Title: Re: DK Stems - what is the timeline?
Post by: MartyC on August 19, 2007, 10:00 PM: Quote from: Ron Burgundy on August 19, 2007, 09:32 PM
As a guess... very late 80s.

Cheers Ad, do you reckon mid to late say 85 onwards?
Title: Re: DK Stems - what is the timeline?
Post by: stuntmaster on August 20, 2007, 07:38 AM: square one`s were 85 ish and round ones were later 80`s into early 90`s ,i have a look and get date s if poss as having a read of old mags at mo
Title: Re: DK Stems - what is the timeline?
Post by: ron burgundy on August 20, 2007, 08:02 PM: They went through a few changes...

square base/square cap
square base/round cap
round base/round cap
thick round base/round cap
thick round base/round cap/new logo

or something like that....