Originally Posted by
abshipp
How do the expander plugs work with stuffing bar tape in the ends like if you're wrapping cloth tape top to bottom? I've got an ancient set of rubber Velox ones from my SLT that I have to hammer in when I tuck the ends of the cotton tape in. It's always discouraged me from picking some aluminum ones up, even though they look so good.
I always start the wrap at the ends with no insertion when I use expander plugs. Dunno how stuffable the various aluminium expanders are. I have some cheap Nashbar crabon bars that cateyes won't fit into cuz the walls are so thick!