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Description:Body constructed of Cold Forged 6061 T-6 Aluminum. Tig Welded for extra strength with a two bolt removable face plate for easy handlebar installation and secure mounting.
The diamond shaped body provides extra stability under all riding conditions. Finished with full laser etched graphics.
The O.R.C. Stem has greater features and strength than most stems offer at twice the price.
1 1/8" diameter - threadless Available in Black or Polished
Available in: 120mm x 5 deg. ,135mm x 5 deg. , 105mm x 5 deg., 90mm x 5 deg. and 70mm x 20 deg.
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Submitted by
David Parkes
a Weekend Warrior
from Santiago, Chile
Date Reviewed: January 18, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Santuario | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | Matches my Azonic Handlebar | | Weaknesses: | Bolts are too short. Stripped the threads on the inside of the stem. | | Similar Products Used: | Amoeba | | Bike Setup: | Everything except AZONIC stem | | Bottom Line: | Be careful when tightening the bolts above the headset or buy longer bolts otherwise you will strip the threads on the actual stem. The only quick fix to this problem is running a quick release skewer through the stem. this can be dangerous though.
I expect better from AZONIC. My $ 10 Amoeba stem is more reliable | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Dave
a Weekend Warrior
from Wausau, WI, U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: September 27, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | #1 at Nine Mile | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$4.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | Its stiff,light,looks pretty good and its cheap as hell. | | Weaknesses: | the graphics are stikcers | | Similar Products Used: | stock specialized stem | | Bike Setup: | 2003 specialized hardrock comp w/ this stem, avid single digit ti breaks and nashbar clipless pedal | | Bottom Line: | Its great stem. I'v got the silver one and im really happy with it. my bike came w/ a heavy black stem w/ a 15 degree rise. i swapped it for this 4 dollar jewel and havent had a complaint yet. i ride a lot and crash a lot and it hasnt shown any signs of wear or tear. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Johnny Boczar
a Cross Country Rider
from Galati Gl Romania
Date Reviewed: July 15, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike shop | | Strengths: | Weight, price, look, strenght | | Weaknesses: | Yes none none none it's Azonic | | Similar Products Used: | Kore, Tahoma | | Bike Setup: | Custom | | Bottom Line: | I like to say first that I'm a fan of Azonic and this stem is a good value for money and good quality too. I've used this stem on very agressive rides and I hve to say that I'm very impressed to see that there nothing wrong whit it. I like very much the inscription is very durable and it's not paint to wash upafter a few rideson muddy, rainy, wetty trails it's laser writing yes sir. So if you want a good stem grt it it's worth. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steely
a Weekend Warrior
from TN
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Lock4 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$4.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | Does the Job at a low cost | | Weaknesses: | Creaks | | Similar Products Used: | Answer, Titec | | Bike Setup: | '01 Jamis Dakar Comp - XT comps and Avid mech breaks | | Bottom Line: | I need a longer stem but wasn't sure about the lenght that i needed so i purchased this one $4 to see if it would meet my needs. It does its job but creaks like crazy. I have tightened as much as possible but it just wont quit. So if you are looking for a good stem at a very low cost and dont mind the creaking go for it. I will be trading it in for a Thomson when i can find one at a good price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cachehiker
a Cross Country Rider
from Logan, UT
Date Reviewed: April 12, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | a hiking trail | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | weight | | Weaknesses: | strength | | Similar Products Used: | still looking for a replacement | | Bike Setup: | '99 GT Backwoods upgraded to LX after swapping out most of the Alivio stuff to repair/upgrade an old hybrid. | | Bottom Line: | this stem came OEM on the bike when I bought it, and there seems to be as much flex and creak in the stem as there is flex and squeak in the rock shox jett XC fork. I'm primarily a road biker who will climb hard but takes it easy on the downhill side. I was suprised when the faceplate developed a crack after 1200-1500 miles. However, at $5 from price point, it deserves a break on the value side.
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Doug Brummett
a Weekend Warrior
from Santa Cruz
Date Reviewed: January 15, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | anything in Santa Cruz | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Nice looking, removeable faceplate | | Weaknesses: | Flexy, not much for longevity | | Similar Products Used: | Shorty 100, Kore 3 bolt, Atom lab, titec | | Bike Setup: | I ran this on my DS chameleon | | Bottom Line: | I ran one of these a couple of years back. After only a couple of weeks I was noticing it to be a bit flexy. Not a big deal until I noticed some stress markings by the stearer weld. I removed it immediately and fired it off for warranty.
On the possitive they did warranty it.
On the negative, I only rode it for a few weeks before having to send it back.
I wouldn't recommend. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Branden Taylor
a Weekend Warrior
from McConnellsburg Pa
Date Reviewed: November 18, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | The 9 mile trail | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$5.00 | | Purchased At: | price pt. | | Strengths: | light, nice finish | | Weaknesses: | none so far other than the crome ones smear easy if touched but they are mountain bikes they are meant to get dirty!! | | Similar Products Used: | a lot i can't name them all | | Bike Setup: | k2/proflex 857 nr-4 rearshock, Marzocchi z3 up front xt drivetrain rhino lites and so on and so on | | Bottom Line: | Hey there is nuttin wrong with my stem. Try this thread loc it stops the strippin and the creeking. great for xc and mild downhill | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Big Al
a
from Ogden, UT
Date Reviewed: October 31, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Does the job. | | Weaknesses: | The first stem had short stem bolts that were stripped. The second one bent in a wreck. | | Bottom Line: | I'm buying a beefier stem...Azonic shorty or a Thomson elite. Probably the Thomson since my Lizard Skin nut protector will fit it better.
Pricepoint has the ORC stems for 5 bucks at the moment, but I'm not buying it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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David
a Cross Country Rider
from Marquette
Date Reviewed: October 1, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Jedi | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Stock on'99 GT Backwoods | | Strengths: | Strengh to weight(187gm) ratio. | | Weaknesses: | Creaked on those uphills | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | '99 GT Backwoods, XT ders, XT 4-arm crank, Avid 2.5 brakes, Avid 1.0L v-brake levers, Shimano shifters, '99 RS Jett xc (73mm) fork, Weinmann Zac 19 wheelset, WTB Velicorapter 2.1 F tire, Specialized Team Master contrl s-works 1.7 R tire | | Bottom Line: | After I tightened up the screws enough to stop the creaking it continued to bash on. I've taken thisbike down a lot of stuff so this stemhas taken a beating and keeps on ticking. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Drew
a Cross Country Rider
from Albany NY
Date Reviewed: May 15, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | Used this stem for less then 3 weeks took one good crash and the stem bent. Them Azonic woul;d not do a thing for me! | | Bottom Line: | Stem Sucks! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mojombo
a Weekend Warrior
from La Verne, CA
Date Reviewed: February 26, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | Inexpensive, stickers annoy the cr@p out of me. | | Weaknesses: | The top bolt housing on the face panel stuck out so much that when I turned my bike over for a simple chain lube it would not rest properly and the handlebars would wobble all over the d@mn place. I know that's not a huge fault, and is only a problem for flat bar people such as myself, but still, it was higher than the master cylinders for the Hope disc brakes! And those puppies were OUT there! | | Bottom Line: | Since that bike was stolen, my new bike will be equipped with a Thomson stem. The last thing I want is for my stem to fail, and with Thomson I *know* that isn't going to happen. Plus, the Thomson is a 4 bolt face without any d@mn housings that stick way out. The azonic never failed me in service though and I put that guy through some pretty terrible endos! Four flaming poops overall because I *really* hated that stupid knobby bolt housing. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Tim
a
from UK
Date Reviewed: July 27, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Strengths: | Reasonable price and weight for the 70mm/20deg ORS version. | | Weaknesses: | No problems so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Syncros hinged ahead, Icon, Art. Art really good value, Icon's too - I had 90mm 10deg on both bikes, but because of back problems I needed something more upright. A 70mm/20deg Syncros on my Marin FRS is perfect, but I didn't want to spend as much on the other bike, hence the Azonic ORS. | | Bike Setup: | This has gone on my DBR Zetec hardtail. | | Bottom Line: | I read a lot of comments about bolts stripping, but since this was the only stem that met my spec, I went a head anyway. When my stem arrived there were no installation instructions, so I contacted the UK distributor. They emailed me back with these comments: 'steerer tube bolts 90-100 in/lb (10.3-11.5Nm), handle bar clamp bolts 110-120 in/lb (12.6-13.8Nm). Remember to tighten the bolts up to torque alternatly 1/2 turn at a time so as to make sure the bolts are even. If one bolt is done up more than th other the threads could be liable to stripping.'
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Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Brooklyn
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Stillwell | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Jensonusa.com | | Strengths: | Nice looking beefy stem, laser etched logo | | Weaknesses: | The bolts stripped on me just like mentioned below | | Similar Products Used: | specialized s-works stem | | Bike Setup: | RM Slayer, orc stem, Chris king headset | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is if you decide to buy this stem, buy the longer bolts right away! When I got the stem, I had the bike shop put it on for me and it stripped right away. They had to rethread and put in a long bolt. Do yourself a favor and buy longer bolts immediately. Otherwise I haven't had any problems with this stem and been using it for 3+ months. Giving it 3 chillis because of the bolt problem. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hazzaztude
a Weekend Warrior
from BC Canada
Date Reviewed: March 16, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Looks good, | | Weaknesses: | Stripped the threads, creaks | | Bike Setup: | GT XCR-2000 | | Bottom Line: | The stem lasted me over a year and it came stock on my bike, other than the threads stripping and the creak, it was fine. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Darren
a Cross Country Rider
from Wellington, New Zealand
Date Reviewed: March 15, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Makara Peak | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Came standard | | Strengths: | Nice and light, strong enough for cross countery | | Weaknesses: | The stupid Allen key bolts, only go in the stem half way!
So after about 4 services of the head set, I stripped the threads, so if you haven't stripped them yet, go buy some longer bolts that go through to the end. | | Bike Setup: | GT XCR-2000 i-drive | | Bottom Line: | Buy those bolts NOW!
Other wise you will have to re-drill and re-tap a thread in the stem, which will weaken it, because of the thickness of the sides, or you can grind a flat spot on the other side of the stem, so a 10mm bolt will sit flat on the surface, so you can do the thing up! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Spatafore
a Racer
from Clovis
Date Reviewed: March 12, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | San Joaquin River Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$44.00 | | Purchased At: | performance | | Strengths: | NONE! ZIPO! ZERO! NADA! | | Weaknesses: | The weaknesses are the bolts strip and the stem can snap in half unexpectedly. Plus the product support from Oneal Azonic stinks. I have owned...sadly enough 3 OCR stems. Each have since striped or snapped in half. Weakness is quality. | | Similar Products Used: | Kore | | Bike Setup: | FSR Xtreme with Long travel SiD. Xtr components. Mavric 517. Cane Creek Headset. Coda Cranks. | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is that if you are doing anything other than walking your bike. It's no good. This stem is an accident waiting to happen. It did happen to me! During a Cross country race in May 2000. This stem snapped in half on a downhill. When I tried to inform Oneal Azonic. They tried to shrug it off saying that they NEVER had one break like that. I then posted all this information on my web site and Bike Reviews.com then ran this story and a forum. Man! What a response. Oneal Azonic came out of their shoes and emailed my sponsors, trying to get them to drop me. I was dealing with Frank Kashare the VP of Oneal Azonic. There is so much more I could tell you. If you want to see pictures and read the dialog between myself and Frank Kashare. Just go to http://www.spatdog.com/azonic.htm and follow all the links. I think you'll find it very interesting on how Oneal Azonic deals with it's consumers and product support. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Norco Rider
a Weekend Warrior
from Australia
Date Reviewed: September 24, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Strengths: | Right Length/Rise (mine is a 120mm, 20degs rise). Great feel to bike. Looks kewl. | | Weaknesses: | None so far but I am now a bit worried about the bolts. | | Similar Products Used: | Cheapo stems. | | Bike Setup: | Norco Charger, Marzocchi Bombers, azonic stem, panaracer tyres, sun rims, deore running gear | | Bottom Line: | I so far have found the stem really good but I am now worried about the bolts thanks to you guys. But now I will be very careful with it. I may even change the bolts if they start to get rusty. But I don't leave my bike in the weather anyway. Basically I reckon it's a really good stem and if you are after something that is reasonable in cost and quality then buy this cos i reckons its good. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Stephen
a Cross Country Rider
from Canada
Date Reviewed: September 23, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | It works while the bolts havent stripped | | Weaknesses: | THE BOLTS STRIP SOOOOOO EASILY | | Bottom Line: | (This is an update) This stem is great while the bolts still have thread on them. THE BOLTS STRIP AS EASILY AS A DRUNK STRIPPER. I barely tightened the bolts on them, and they still stripped after a month or so. Thanks Azonic for getting bolts from a sweatshop in Malaysia. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jdcamb
a Cross Country Rider
from Rochester, NY
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | OCP/FLT/Seneca/ASP/HiTor | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Light (ORS is lighter then ORC, just by 2 grams)
Looks cool (ORS looks sleeker)
Doesn't creak (ORS, ORC creaked after I tapped out the bolts because I stripped the collar)
Perfect length & rise (cheap 120's are hard to find)
Stiff
Cheap ($27) | | Weaknesses: | Bolts strip easy on ORC
Clamp doesn't fully clamp bar (just a small area)
Face plate sticks to my bar (on mine not my brothers though)
| | Similar Products Used: | Salsa Moto Ace, Ritchey, Icon, Kore, etc. | | Bike Setup: | GT XCR 1000, XT components, Rolf wheels, RS Sid Sl, Fox Float RC, Avid 2.5 brakes w/ 1.9 levers, Thomson seatpost, Easton Monkeylite riser bar, Salsa Brake booster, Seat, Grips, FSA Orbit Headset, and Michelin tires | | Bottom Line: | The ORC came with my GT and worked good for about a year. I got one for my Brother and his is still going strong. I torqued mine to tight and stripped the bolts. I searched around for a cheap replacement and bought a Salsa Moto Ace but the stack height was wrong and tapped out my ORC and put it back on my bike. After I tapped it out it creaked. I rode with it for 2 months then started looking for a new one. I was looking for something other then an Azonic. But I couldn't afford anything else. I found one cheap at Jensons and when I opened the box it was different. They must have screwed up because the one I got is the ORS. It works damn good and I am told that it's actually better then the ORC. You tell me. I like the way it looks and it was cheap. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Stephen
a Racer
from Edmonton
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | VERY cheap now (i got mine for 30 bucks canadian)
Light
Fits Riser bars (thank god) | | Weaknesses: | I havent found any yet, BUT thanks to this site i won't torque the bolts as much as i used to. Thanks Guys!!!!!!! | | Similar Products Used: | Alot | | Bottom Line: | My bike has a very short top tube, so I bought a 130 mm stem and I love how I am stretched out now. This thing keeps my weight on my front wheel MILES better than my other stem did. If i do find any weaknesses, I will post them here!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alastair Hodder
a Downhiller
from Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Date Reviewed: July 17, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | The Loaf. | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Stiff, light, black(?) | | Weaknesses: | Bolts rust, can't stop the thing from creaking.... and no, nothing is broken. | | Similar Products Used: | Kalloy (yuk) stock giant... (double yuk) | | Bike Setup: | Freeride/ DH hardtail... ATX890... | | Bottom Line: | I chose this stem cos I like an upright riding position.
Works a treat for me, especialy teamed with my ClubRoost risers...
I run a 21 inch frame and my stem is 115mm(?) and im 6'4"
It cost me about $50 here in Australia... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Single Track Psycho
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, CA
Date Reviewed: July 17, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Cuyumaca State Park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Great stem, looks cool, strong | | Weaknesses: | Rust in the screws (not the stems fault) | | Similar Products Used: | Titec Big Al | | Bike Setup: | Gt Zaskar | | Bottom Line: | Awesome | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Brad Warwick
a Cross Country Rider
from England
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Karrimor, Coed y Brenin Forest Park | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Light, Strong, Stiff, very good value | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Race face sy-stem, specialized, syncros, coda, kalloy | | Bike Setup: | Gt Zaskar LE Team, Full'98 XTR, Hope Ti Glides, Mavic X517CD's, Manitou SX Ti's | | Bottom Line: | A brilliant stem for the money. I only paid £27 for it. It's light, stong and way stiff. The bolts do not break if tightened to the correct torque. Every XC rider should own one!!! Would still be good if it was twice the price. Get one!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Benjamin
a Weekend Warrior
from Cothen, the Netherlands
Date Reviewed: April 30, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Lombok in Leersum | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Extremely light for its price. | | Weaknesses: | The welds are ugly done and it's a Kalloy product actually, i saw the stem in their productcatalog. No stainless steel bolts. | | Similar Products Used: | Stock Giant stem wich was to long for me (120 mm). | | Bike Setup: | Giant ATX1100 with marz Z1 Bam '99, full XT and Magura HS33. Soon i will put a louise up front. | | Bottom Line: | Good stem overall but made by Kalloy. I have the 90 mm version wich wheighs in at 167 grams so this is just a really light stem and that for about $35 bucks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
H
a Weekend Warrior
from London, UK
Date Reviewed: April 23, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Anywhere with no hills | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Strong (as far as 2-bolt stems go), lightish, good looking. | | Weaknesses: | Nothing really as far as a 2-bolt stem goes. | | Similar Products Used: | Too many to mention. | | Bike Setup: | Various | | Bottom Line: | You can find these pretty cheap now - not that they are tremendously expensive to begin with, because these are Kalloy stems masquerading as Azonic.
Kalloy? Taiwan? Arrgh - not. It's well made and is plenty stiff.
Recommended if you are after something burlier than pure XC, but lighter than a Freeride or DH stem.
Value, 3 chillies at the original price (you could buy a Kalloy stem for way less, a few of which I believe even shares the clamp and stem body) and 4 for overall. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mikko Mellin
a weekend warrior
from Finland
Date Reviewed: November 8, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Abou six-months ago,I both this stem because it is black color, light+matching rise-angle to my bike/riding style.It didnt last no-more than one month,the
bolts cracked.The company wich recommended it,sayed to me that i had to tighten
the bolts too much.Well I agree them now,because I have the same stem now,with
diffrent length(Old 135mm./New 120mm.)and there has been none compleyments sofar!The O.R.C weighs with 120mm.length about 182gr.SO it`s pretty light,so I
Guess that four jalopenos wouldn`t be to much!!!Ps.O.R.C is too pretty cheap,in my country it cost`s only 290,- which is 55$ | | Overall Rating: |
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