Bung for a carbon steerer

[jay91]

What's everyone using for a bung on a carbon steerer?
I was going to get a hope head doctor but they can't be used on carbon

[Lazarus]

I recently bought this ( it's my LBS anyway) and was impressed. It has a lip so it does not drop into steerer ( like hope ones do -though mine are decades old )
Fitted and works fine

https://www.merlincycles.com/bbb-bap-03 ... 62723.html

[Cheeky Monkey]

I recently bought this ( it's my LBS anyway) and was impressed. It has a lip so it does not drop into steerer ( like hope ones do -though mine are decades old )
Fitted and works fine

https://www.merlincycles.com/bbb-bap-03 ... 62723.html

I have something very similar, think it might have been from PX. Never seen the point in "wasting" bling-money on them as they're only needed briefly to preload the headset bearings and become redundant once the stem is done up (AFAIK).

[ScotRoutes]

https://www.carboncycles.cc/?s=0&c=70&p ... ow_Buy_Box

[jay91]

Thanks for the replys. I've ordered a BBB one from CRC

[belugabob]

I recently bought this ( it's my LBS anyway) and was impressed. It has a lip so it does not drop into steerer ( like hope ones do -though mine are decades old )
Fitted and works fine

https://www.merlincycles.com/bbb-bap-03 ... 62723.html

I have something very similar, think it might have been from PX. Never seen the point in "wasting" bling-money on them as they're only needed briefly to preload the headset bearings and become redundant once the stem is done up (AFAIK).

Can't say, for sure, but I seem to remember reading the the bung is required, in a carbon steerer, both for preload and to give internal support from crushing.