Found Torrington Deco Stem

[prewarmachine]

Hoping to find a Torrington Deco stem as mine just broke...was hoping to stay around $50. Doesn't need to be pretty, character is actually better. Let me know if you have one to go to the cause. Thanks!

 

[John G04]

Just saying it’s gonna be hard to find one for under $50. Most get around $75-100

 

[John Gailey]

One on ebay currently floating around $50.

 

[prewarmachine]

I know they normally get 75+. Its going on a rough rider bike, so one with cosmetic issues, maybe not a good candidate for a nice bike could be a fit for this ride.

 

[saladshooter]

I suggest getting a Wald 3 stem. Period correct, came on damn nearly every prewar bike, plentiful, cheap and not just going to break again. As a $50 Torrington stem is going to be stretched out already. Sorry, just my unsolicited $0.02

 

[John Gailey]

I recently broke one of these stems trying to pull it for a bike I sold. It cost me $60 on the deal. They are very brittle. If it's for a "rough rider bike" you may want to consider another option.
Just sayin'.

 

[prewarmachine]

I like the #3, but I just really prefer the look of the deco. The bike itself isn't going to be abused and ridden hard, it's just a rough paint bike so discoloration or hammer marks or what have you is going to actually match the bike better than a nice one.

 

[Nashman]

I'll take a look.

 

[mr.cycleplane]

Get a wald #3-they are strong. Or any drop forged steel stem for that matter. I have in 40 years broken 7 of the Torrington deco stems by either hitting a pot hole in the road-going off the driveway curb-or assembling them/trying to get them over the braced handlebars. The last one I broke-a car got a little too close on a narrow road and I panic-ed and grabbed the bars too firmly-snap! They are made of pot metal and are a cheap casting anyway. Not repairable. They also work best with a Torrington bar that is swaged. Sometimes the wald bars are slightly undersize and when you tighten them-snap! You're going to have to up the 'annie' to get one. They're normally moving at $75-100.

 

[ace]

I have a dull one. $50+10 shipping.