How To ID a None Stamped.?

[Araya51]

How can ID a none stamped Ashtabula stem.? I see them posted as Ashtabula but how can you tell.? Just trying to educate myself on this..

 

[Araya51]

So no way of IDing a none stamped Ashtabula stem.? There selling Schwinn stems and claiming there Ashtabula's.? Someone Please explain to me how this works.. Just trying to figure this out..

 

[Mr. Gangrene Genes]

My understanding is that "ashtabula" was used as a reference to a forged component, as opposed to a formed, bent, and welded, sheet or tubing type. Such as a solid blade fork, solid gooseneck, or one piece forged crank (as seen on Schwinn) whether it is an "Ashtabula" branded item or not. I have been wrong before.

 

[Araya51]

Well I know that the one way to tell on a " Ashtabula" fork "Stamped or Unstamped" is the small reinforcment bridge under the steer tube and the cranks are marked on the center between the bb threads.. But on the other hand I been trying to find out how to ID the unstamped stem, besides the raw casting "black" color..