At 03:22 AM 05/01/2008 -0800, Norris Lockley wrote:
> It was very a common practice to bang these bungs into place and it was
held to be a very good one. The bung, often made out of beech or oak, is
fitted to stiffen up the joint and to provide a sort of insurance policy in
the event of the brazed joint breaking
>
Just curious what the chances would be of water making its way down the stem and soaking the bung, thus rusting the steerer from inside over time. Has that happened? I say this because cut out bottom bracket shells are supposed to let water drain out to avoid rusting.
John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada