Originally Posted by
Mr. 66
I have that 45' stem and I think it was a stock trek item. I haven’t had many Trek mtb with the threadless headset. I think it came off a lugged 930 model.
Kontact pointed out that the stems had the same construction, it's possible they were a LBS installed option for taller riders, as all 26 mtbs were freakishly tiny.
At the moment I'll go with the concencus that the 45° stem is indeed a Trek part, and if not, then a part from the same era that was most likely casted by the same Taiwainese factory.
Thanks for everyone's input.