I don't know about the wood. but I have always used a cilinder of cork, from a bottle of wine or champagne, to close the lower hole of the for tubes, so the dirt and water doesn't grow inside. Cork works much better than wood for many reasons, cork does not absorb water, and it's softer and will compress and adapt better to the cylinder.
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Giosgremlin
Dirt Disciple
At the "Stalen Ros" in Gent/Belgium i had the opportunity to discuss this topic with an real italien framebuilder: Marco Gios!MaLóL":1vh0k9ja said:
He explained as follows:
It's a comfi issue. The proriders in the 70's and 80's explained, that the wooden Plug lowers the rattling and the hard tosses, especially on kobble roads. So the frame builders applied these plugs to the forks.
One personal note from my experiences regarding the Plug: Later the other framebuilders took over this habit and used plastic plugs instead. ( BASSO for Example).
torqueless
Senior Retro Guru
Thanks for the information, and 'from the horse's mouth' as we say in UK.
If it is a comfort issue, then MaLoL's cork would seem equally suitable, and easier to fit, and as he says, it doesn't absorb water, which makes one wonder why they weren't all made from corks from wine bottles, which are surely not scarce in France or Italy!
If it is a comfort issue, then MaLoL's cork would seem equally suitable, and easier to fit, and as he says, it doesn't absorb water, which makes one wonder why they weren't all made from corks from wine bottles, which are surely not scarce in France or Italy!
Giosgremlin
Dirt Disciple
:facepalm: Lucky You, again
Giosgremlin
Dirt Disciple
Hy Gastheerg,Gastheerg":22z06iao said:
It was very nice meeting you too! I was totaly surprised by your huge milage per year, respect! I had to leave early, due to my Long Ride back home. It was Midnight when I finaly arrived - what a Drag.
