Originally Posted by
wesmamyke
Quite a few road bike parts use torx bolts now. Also MTB disc brake rotor bolts have used them for years. Multi tools tend to include them as standard now. They are generally harder to strip out when using small bolts, not sure that is the reason though.
Not really an issue with stems since they are Al alloy and the threads will strip before the tool interface.
More likely Torx are used to look cool...
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