I can also remember an admonishment in a 60's Brit cycling book to take
those plugs out if you ride in the rain; the author had some idea that they
could swell with water and split a steerer!
David Feldman
VAncouver, WA
<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>; <jimmerz@qwest.net> Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 12:49 PM Subject: Re: [CR]RE:RIFLED STEER TUBE old question answered
> My '70's PX10 had the wood dowel treatment, and it is still there!
Probably
> petrified by now.
> Richard Rose (Toledo, Ohio)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ROBERT L. FREITAS" <freitas1@pacbell.net>
> To: "CLASSICS" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>; <jimmerz@qwest.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 11:53 PM
> Subject: [CR]RE:RIFLED STEER TUBE old question answered
>
>
> >
> > JIM MERZ has managed to answer a question that I first had over 30
> > years ago, my BIANCHI TEAM ISSUE had a wooden PLUG at the bottom of the
> > steer tube, I always thought it was to keep water out or
> > something.........turns out it was ITALIAN COMPOSITE circa 1965
> > BOB FREITAS
> > MILL VALLEY,CA
> > heading up the coast tomorrow AM to get some relief from
> > the heat and dodge a few tourists