Eastern Bikes BMX Stem Topload Throttle

Why buy some no-name garbage when you can Eastern for the same price! I needed a new stem for my e-Bike when I was upgrading the handlebars, and this was a perfect replacement! Top quality, and the raw metal finish looks awesome.

Zero clear coat on this item. Paint chips like a mofo

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The stem is well made and lightweight great for bmx racing or sturdy enough to handle some thrashing in the park. The finish is dull raw metal and not polished which looks dope on my Pro 24.

Reading other reviews that the painted versions flaked, I opted to go the raw Aluminum route.However, the Raw Aluminum Finish looks dull and rather crappy but I did notice that parts of the stem were shiney like the part that grabs the steerer tube.I took some Steel wool to this which gave it the shine and then used some Rubbing followed by Polishing compound to finish the job.I'm going to hit it with some carnauba wax before I put this on the bike but so far it looks great! The bolts I'm going to hit with primer and the aluminum spray paint to match the stem. The original paint on the bolt was not that good and didn't have full coverage.Bottom line: Get the Raw Aluminum version and hit it with some Steel wool. You will not be disappointed!