> olof@stroh.nu writes:
>
> How was the X inserted (on Francisco Cuevas steerer tubes)? Did it touch both
> steerer and fork crown? Maybe a sofisticated version of the old hard wood
> insert tradition?
> It was level with the fork crown, but only on the bottom of the inside of the
> steerer tube. Makes sense that it served the same purpose of the old hard
> wood insert, but what was that purpose? Did it actually prevent steerer tube
> deflection? Lou Deeter, Orlando FL
The rationale I´ve heard was that it was for safety, should the steerer break when riding on the cobble stones, but I´m not sure whether it worked, there are so many myths...
Olof Stroh
Uppsala Sweden