Chuck Schmidt wrote:
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> David Feldman wrote:
> >
> > 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
>
> What I have seen happen with plugs in the steerer is the tube rusting
> through at the top of the plug where the water collects.
Let me amend the above statement: change "seen happen" to "heard happening."
Chuck "it never rains in Southern California" Schmidt SoPas, SoCal
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