Re: [CR]Rim Corks - ever see these before?

(Example: Framebuilders:Alex Singer)

From: "Ken Sanford" <kanford@comcast.net>
To: "Classic Rendezvous Bike List" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Rim Corks - ever see these before?
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 19:47:07 -0500
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Ray

these are Required!!! for those of us that are sorta totally anal about things.

Not(!) criticizing (maybe) - but one needs to choose what to be anal about!!

Ken Sanford (not a Concours person)
Kensington, MD


----- Original Message -----
From: Raymond Dobbins
To: Classic Rendezvous Bike List
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 7:31 PM
Subject: [CR]Rim Corks - ever see these before?



> Small corks designed to plug up the spoke holes on tubular rims. First
> time I ever see these. They are both cute and cool ;)
>
>
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
> Item number: 160091243688
>
> What exactly is the purpose of these? The description says to prevent
> glue from going into the spoke holes, but you don't really need the corks
> to prevent that. You just apply the glue between the holes. And if you
> were to get glue on the little corks...imagine what a pain it would be to
> remove them from your tire when you pull it off the rim! You'd probably
> end up with bits of cork all around your tire - Oh the horror, the horror!
>
> Ray Dobbins
> Miami FL USA