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Old 03-03-21, 06:23 PM
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Are they steel or aluminum?
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Originally Posted by mstateglfr
You can see the scale compared to college rule lined paper.
They are metal and each has 2 tiny bumps along one side of the length.

Oh, and this isn't a contest where I reveal the answer. My wife found them between 3 bikes I am working on and I am dumbfounded as to what they are for.



...mark this down as a dumb workday winter thread.
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Old 03-03-21, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by SalsaShark
Are they steel or aluminum?
steel
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Old 03-03-21, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by iab
Those are called runners.
Also called "sprue," great word.
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Throw them away, then you'll figure out what they were for.
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