Vortex Gold Race Quill
Stem · Old School line · Vortex
The Vortex Gold Race Quill is a 1980s stem from the Old School line. Fitted to the stock bike on its own, it rides the same as the stock part, and weighs 10 g more than the stock stem.
Riding
How traits workAgainst the stock bike with only this part swapped, worked out from its real specs. A whole build is worked out together, so parts don’t simply add up; weight counts.
| SpeedAcceleration and top speed | 0% | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PopHop height | 0% | ||
| GripTire traction | 0% | ||
| ControlBraking and steering | 0% |
Measured effects what these mean
| Acceleration | — | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint speed | — | ||
| Hop | — | ||
| Grip | — | ||
| Rolling resistance lower is better | — | ||
| Braking | — | ||
| Steering | — |
Specs
| Material | Forged aluminium |
|---|---|
| Type | Quill |
| Retail price | $70 a comparable real part |
| Reach | 50 mm |
Construction
- Single-bolt clamp
- Gold anodised
How to get it
Reach level 26, then buy it for 125 credits in the BMX shop, Parts › Stem. Once it’s yours it stays usable whatever its level.
Finishes
Painted in the shop’s Paint tab; 52 finishes fit. Cosmetic. All metal finishes.
Starter
- Gloss Blackstarter
- ED Blackstarter
- Flat Blackstarter
- Gloss Whitestarter
- Black Anodisedstarter
- Polishedstarter
By level
- Raw + Clearlevel 2
- Fire Redlevel 2
- Pacific Bluelevel 2
- Show Chromelevel 4
- Bonelevel 4
- Army Greenlevel 7
- Safety Orangelevel 7
- Teallevel 10
- Mintlevel 10
- Red Anodisedlevel 10
- Blue Anodisedlevel 10
- Trans Bluelevel 12
- Trans Redlevel 12
- Burgundylevel 16
- Hot Pinklevel 19
- Lavenderlevel 19
- Trans Purplelevel 22
- Trans Greenlevel 22
- Neon Yellowlevel 26
- Gold Anodisedfactory
- Trans Goldlevel 33
- Oil Slicklevel 45
- Chameleon Fliplevel 57
- Rider-Aged Rustlevel 66
Prestige
- Carbon Weavelevel 78
- Raw Titaniumlevel 82
- Black Chromelevel 86
- Candy Applelevel 88
- Ultravioletlevel 92
- Pearl Whitelevel 95
- 24K Chromelevel 100
Earn-only (15)
- Founder TealStarter pack
- Trick Book GoldFill the Trick Book
- Holo FlipFill the Trick Book
- Podium GoldWin in rooms
- Race SilverWin in rooms
- Platinum FlakeWin Platinum medals
- AuroraEvery 28th check-in
- EmberEvery 28th check-in
- GlacierEvery 28th check-in
- Sunset FadeEvery 28th check-in
- ToxicEvery 28th check-in
- StormEvery 28th check-in
- Veteran BronzeReach its level
- Elite PlasmaReach its level
- Legend GoldReach its level
Other stems
All stems| Part | Line | Level | Price | Speed | Pop | Grip | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primal TowerloadPrimal · Mid School line |
Mid School | 19 | 105 | · | · | · | · |
 Parallax Race StemParallax · Race line |
Race | 33 | 100 | · | · | · | · |
 Zephyr Square-Back QuillZephyr · Old School line |
Old School | 33 | 150 | · | · | · | · |
 Knotted Stack Top LoadKnotted · Pro line |
Pro | 12 | 125 | · | · | · | · |
 Obsidian Slab Front LoadObsidian · Pro line |
Pro | 4 | 135 | · | · | · | · |
 Urbanite Front LoadUrbanite · Basic line |
Basic | 1 | Free | · | · | · | · |
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