How It's Made - 5DEV's Brand New Titanium Stem: Inside 5DEV Headquarters

5DEV is a new brand making some incredible components. With a background in the aerospace and medical industries, they know a thing or two about creating precision parts. Fortunately for us, their founders love to mountain bike, and 5DEV is the cycling arm of 5th Axis. Get 5% off everything at 5DEV using code "hardtailparty."
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[@hardtailparty]

Make sure to use coupon code "hardtailparty" when ordering from 5DEV. They have lots more components coming soon, stat tuned...

[@5DEV]

When are you coming back? Lets make Ti Cranks!!

[@hardtailparty]

Let's do it! Stoked to reconnect. Thanks for the tour.

[@oldshovel]

That stem looks awesome.

[@kuma_score7536]

I absolutely love the 5dev parts and as someone who's studying welding and CNC I appreciate the amount of work that goes into something that seems so simple, I'm hoping in a few years to be at the level where I can load chunk of metal into a machine and insert a program and having it come out looking even just 5% as good and being a fraction as capable as the beautiful bits from 5dev.

[@brv002]

Totally worth the extra cash. I know what I'm getting for my birthday! 🤘

[@fenum_design2461]

Wow, everything is state of art in this place! I love how you are putting all those unique raw alu and titanium parts together. I want to see you putting them on your production version Maniak!!

[@HmmmKuchen]

Really cool to see an in depth view on how something like this is produced. Would really like if you could do more videos like this from time to time :)

[@hardtailparty]

Thanks, they're fun to make. Hopefully people like this video and it does well so i can do more.

[@5DEV]

@@hardtailparty I have a feeling you will be doing more. ;)

[@JoshTaylor]

I don't need a titanium stem. I don't need a titanium stem. I don't need a titanium stem. SSShheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@5DEV]

You NEED a Titanium Stem! 🤣

[@starsandstripes3]

Precision tooling is so satisfying. These look so good.

[@pauls3616]

What a great opportunity to be there as it is literally in the fixture being made. That keeps the stoke alive! Thanks for the video Steve.

[@sixate]

It's definitely a work of art. I really want their crankset too, but I think in black. Would die for a crankset in oil slick though.

[@TheNinthPhotography]

Luckily my bars are 31.8 diameter, so I am not tempted. And also they have 35-50mm rise, so I'll stay safe even when they'll release the 31.8 version. ;-)

[@5DEV]

You aren't safe!

[@TheNinthPhotography]

@@5DEV Will there be a two-piece version?!?

[@5DEV]

@@TheNinthPhotography In time yes. It's on the list.

[@TheNinthPhotography]

@@5DEV 👏

[@danielhartwig3150]

Wow, absolutely beautiful stem.

[@William.N]

That looks so clean! Looking forward to your thoughts on them!

[@BoogieBrew]

The Control Tech TiMania stem is also machined, (zero welds), shares a similar 'cutout' faceplate and thin-walled, ultra-precise construction. (Got lucky, found one in correct geo for my road bike). Beautiful product(s)! 👌

[@DougieFresh13]

Excited to install mine!!!

[@jordanrhodes]

Great addition to your normal content - well done.

[@GHinWI]

Super cool, that kind of clamp design is so much better than the old 4 bolt faceplate, where it’s impossible to get them tensioned evenly. Sadly, I’m afraid the war is going to make the price of Ti difficult to justify for stuff like this soon.

[@stephenbutkovich1014]

Pretty cool! Question - What happens to all of the titanium carved away from the original billet? Is it collected and recycled to make new billets?

[@5DEV]

Yup. Everything is recycled. We actually get paid for the chips. Nothing is wasted. In time we will have much smaller blanks with way less waste. This is just a prototype project.

[@ericpmoss]

@@5DEV Excellent! Is near-net forging a possibility with Ti?

[@5DEV]

@@ericpmoss it is.

[@griffinross4888]

Love their cranks, cant wait to see what they come out with next!

[@JD-oe5uc]

Very interesting to watch! Piece of art indeed!

[@crisdiaz32107]

Oh man that is beautiful.

[@tmwei396]

Awesome. I just pre-ordered using your link and discount code. Free shipping and not collecting sales tax for my state is a bonus.

[@hardtailparty]

Right on! Congrats.

[@jeffrytomas6196]

Hope to see some vids of your riding my local trails here in SD!

[@5DEV]

Check this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2PLZoBqbrejjJY

[@MikeKraemer87]

Ohhh these are the dudes that make those bitchin crank arms you use, this is sick!

[@CrossFitProject]

Love seeing the production side. Nice job Steve.

[@hardtailparty]

It was really fun to see how it was made. I learned a ton

[@jeangreco8714]

I didn’t know a stem could actually be sexy 🤣😍 this is freaking beautiful

[@TheHeyoo]

Can’t wait for the titanium cranks!

[@ShadLife]

I have the Profile Helm stem. It's aluminum, but also made in the USA and a beautiful piece of artwork.

[@zombywoof9914]

I think my MTB wish list just changed from n+1 bikes to all the stuff that 5DEV makes.

[@John.M264]

And you put that on the best bike in my opinion very cool 😎

[@mellissanash7517]

What a stemtastic video, thanks!

[@hardmtnbiker]

Will they making 31.8 stems? I’ve had a Ti stem but it definitely wasn’t that nice and all my stems are aluminum except for my gravel bike that has a carbon stem. I also prefer 31.8 on my Mtn bikes because I like the supple feel and flex or a 31.8 bar. The other benefit of 31.8 is you can swap and try those short stem lengths on your gravel bikes too. Just my thoughts

[@chriss8375]

On website shows coming soon!

[@mudkayak6305]

always said we need tongue and grove stem/steertube. Doesnt everyone want perfect alignment ?!

[@thomaslanser926]

Can you use standard Ti spacers with this stem to add a lil height? Great shop tour btw - thanks for sharing with all of us!

[@hardtailparty]

Of course

[@nathandavis7424]

Super Cool! Just curious how long does it take to machine one start to finish? I'm a machinist and have made a few stems out of 6061 on a 3-axis mill. On a 3-axis machine it takes a significant amount of time because of the number of setups.

[@wesleywermuth9545]

Super neat!

[@glen3509]

Is there a video of you trying out this 6/4 Titanium stem?

[@hardtailparty]

Yes, see my latest video

[@glen3509]

@@hardtailparty 🤘🤘

[@glen3509]

@hardtail party I'm watching your Thomson Titanium frame review video later. Steve, are you a fan of their 7000 series aluminum stems, posts, bars and 3/2.5 Ti bars?

[@johnnykramolis7469]

Cool stuff!

[@GokkunGuru]

So aluminum is lighter than titanium but aluminum can’t be machined into this shape of stem (so much cutouts) and still retain strength, which means a functional aluminum stem might weigh as much or more than this titanium stem?

[@FalcoBikes]

That's a beauty. If only it had a face plate...

[@sheridaninstalls]

Fantastic.

[@Joeymga6]

Nice

[@ericpmoss]

That slot for tool alignment and your comment "Imagine being able to always center your har in your stem..." makes me wonder, why isn't there a standard that either positions a ring of extra metal around the bar at its exact L-R center, and a ring cut out of the stem plates at its exact center? It only has to be a fraction of a mm high/deep, and lets anyone get perfect results even with their eyes closed. Alternatively, just a line drawn around the bar at its center, and a pair of lines on the stem at the gaps to match up? Maybe it exists on a lot of stems, but not the ones I've owned.

[@hardtailparty]

The steer tube needs that line too

[@ohiomoto]

10-20 years? No way!!!!! It will be obsolete five years from now because the industry moved to a new "standard". 😉 (Said the guy who actually rides and upgrades bicycles for 10 years! haha) It is a beautiful stem though!!

[@Mkpn74]

Lovely stem, but I find with this type of stem you can only use a certain riser bar. So what’s the max riser hight you can use with this stem

[@hardtailparty]

See their website.

[@ctsingletrack]

Do they have an exchange with their titanium vendor where they can reclaim all that material that get milled off? Or is it not worth enough to bother?

[@5DEV]

Everything is recycled.

[@jamesdschmidt_]

@@5DEV that is great to hear! I was curious what happens to all the shavings.

[@5DEV]

@@jamesdschmidt_ If you want to be more impressed, wait to you see the packaging... less is more. it's titanium.

[@dirtrocksandtrees]

Gah! Dang! This Absolutely Sold Me… but they only do 32mm length and I just cant go that short…

[@hardtailparty]

Hopefully there's a longer one in the works.

[@Joshuakoffmansculpture]

more!

[@JaggedTusk]

How much does the stem weigh?

[@chriss8375]

Drool! Did you have a chance to test stem with Stanton Ti bar. As Dev recommends stay at bar rise 25mm or less. Larger rise may not fit?

[@hardtailparty]

I don't know of a 35mm ti bar, they're all 31.8

[@MikeesTexas]

@@hardtailparty Business idea?!?

[@Jinedan]

What’s that gorgeous stem weigh? No grams given on website either …

[@hardtailparty]

I was so excited to get it installed that o forgot to weigh it. I'll see if I can get a weight soon

[@brentvincent4430]

Is that a repainted banshee frame at the end?

[@hardtailparty]

Yes

[@joppek77]

My brain: That's the most pointless excess imaginable. Also my brain: I want it!

[@coolcycles]

What's the weight?

[@leanasf821]

Sigh, I'll just write one off as business expense

[@johnharrison6522]

Ok, now they need to make the cranks out of ti...

[@hardtailparty]

Coming soon

[@johnharrison6522]

@@hardtailparty my wallet might be lighter...

[@treyreppe4348]

So I disagree when you say "I'm not smart enough to be an engineer" there are spaceX engineers who have to look up basic math formulas. I had a classmate that failed out of high-school, joined the military, did his time, then decided he wanted to do chemical engineering and got better grades than me (I did advanced high-school classes). I hate to be that guy, but don't limit your potential (or those that look up to you) in any way in anything (within the confines of saftey).

[@hardtailparty]

Thanks for the kind words. Maybe I could be an engineer one day. I believe I'm smart, but the way engineering professors teach, I don't learn that way.

[@jimmeridda]

The titanium on titanium look that's building on your bike is so sick. Kinda looks old school and cutting edge at the same time. Oh BTW, I'm really happy with my HP tee-shirt- super quality, looks killer!

[@hardtailparty]

Wear it with pride. Thanks for sharing the stoke.