Fork bungs for carbon steerers?

[ishaw]

I'm in need of a clue of these but there seem to be a lot out there. Which would be considered good value and also good quality?

 

[rc300]

Re:

I always get one with some good support for the clamping area. You can always put a fancy top cap on

 

[kiwideturin]

Re:

No need to have a good quality one, an FSA will do the job, set correctly the gap then take the bung away, and spare 30/50g on your bike

 

[02gf74]

I would say the one picturerd is an overkill, a smaller, lighter and probanly cheaper one will do. I have one that is separate segments held together by o ring, different design but serves same purpose.

The bung is there to set the preload on the headset bearing, doing up the stem bolts is what keeps it all in place.

I use a steel bolt to set preload, tighten the stem bolts, then replace by alloy bolt.

 

[ishaw]

The reason the carbon ones are longer is to spread the force of the clamping over a larger area and avoid damage to the steerer but I agree, some do look overkill.