Cal,
The stem is an actual 3ttt. It is probably a low end stem and/or sort of old. I have one just like it which is mated to a pair of Ambrosio Champion bars. The set is on my fixed gear road bike that I had at Le Cirque this year. I pinched this stem off of a real loe end Bianchi that was in my "bone yard". It had a sand cast finish with parting lines and all. I filed, sanded, and polished mine and it looks very cool after all of the work, even though it is actually a very cheap stem. I had the bolts rechromed and it looks great. There might be a photo of my fixie with the stem on it from this past Cirque, or maybe it's on Dales' website if you want to see it.
If you don't want that one I'll buy it from you to fix up.
Brian Baylis La Mesa, CA
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> <A HREF="http://ebay.com/<blah>
> Italian 3ttt 90mm Stem</A>
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> Has anyone ever seen a very poorly made ttt stem?
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> This one arrived looking like a modified, hollow-reach Pivo.
> It says "MADE ITALY" rather than "MADE IN ITALY"
> and the recessed logo panels look badly stamped rather than
> pantographed. This hollow portion appears flatter or crushed.
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> Do I have a forgery ?
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> Calvert Guthrie
> Kansas City
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> <A HREF="http://ebay.com/<blah>
> Italian 3ttt 90mm Stem</A>