Help identifying stem

[der_amerikanische_freund]

Hello all,

Does anybody know the stem in this picture? It's the face plate stem holding the Tosco bar from the RBW site (https://www.rivbike.com/products/handlebar-tosco-bar-1). Can't find it on their website. It's a very neat stem.

Thank you

[Jay Lonner]

Looks like the original fillet brazed Faceplater, which has since been replaced by a TIG welded version. Occasionally you see a used one for sale, but because they’re pretty and rare people tend to hold on to them.

Jay Lonner

Bellingham, WA

Sent from my Atari 400

On Mar 13, 2025, at 4:00 PM, der_amerikanische_freund <alfons...@gmail.com> wrote:



Hello all,

Does anybody know the stem in this picture? It's the face plate stem holding the Tosco bar from the RBW site (https://www.rivbike.com/products/handlebar-tosco-bar-1). Can't find it on their website. It's a very neat stem.

<Screenshot 2025-03-13 at 22-57-37 Handlebar - Tosco Bar – Rivendell Bicycle Works.png>

Thank you

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[Bill Lindsay]

It's a Nitto Fillet Faceplater.  They are pretty hard to find.  I see there's one for $160 at Bike Recyclery.  

Bill Lindsay

El Cerrito, CA

[Joe Bernard]

I have one on my custom and it's never leaving my hands. 

[der_amerikanische_freund]

Thanks for your clarifying.

Joe, I'd do the same :)

I don't understand why Nitto have discontinued it considering it's aesthetic merits, especially compared with the ugliest (in my opinion) TIG weld marks.

I'll keep an eye on the second hand market just in case.