Period Appropriate Handlebar Plugs?
03-14-22, 06:17 PM
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Just as an fyi, Gaslo plugs came in different sizes for different diameter bars. You may have a mismatch.
03-14-22, 08:44 PM
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some early 60's Cinelli's that were displayed at Classic Rendezvous events...
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03-16-22, 04:16 PM
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The Cinelli and Benotto et al caps are great, but won't work with a top down wrap.
Something like the Milremo or Reg plugs that iab posted would be ideal.
I find the champagne corks a bit clunky. Regular wine corks can be tapped flush, and removed with a corkscrew. Obviously cheap and easy; I have no idea whether or not folks used them bitd.
Something like the Milremo or Reg plugs that iab posted would be ideal.
I find the champagne corks a bit clunky. Regular wine corks can be tapped flush, and removed with a corkscrew. Obviously cheap and easy; I have no idea whether or not folks used them bitd.
03-17-22, 07:33 AM
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You are correct. Plugs were sold separately. As I recall, the Velox came on a card with multiple pairs, all in the same color. If the LBS got a card of plugs in in a undesirable color, you had to put off buying new plugs until something decent came in.
03-17-22, 08:27 AM
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I'm never correct period or otherwise and most of my bars have barcons but.... Wine corks work for me. Cheap ones at that.
03-17-22, 02:50 PM
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Spend some money on good whisky and get bragging rights about your fancy bar ends. btdt. 
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03-17-22, 03:41 PM
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03-18-22, 05:33 PM
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I happen to like the plugs that came on Schwinn Varsitys. They had crow-foot type legs. They went in when you wanted them to, they didn't fall out, and they came out when you wanted them to.
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03-18-22, 06:05 PM
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My Dawes Double Blue came to me with the original Dawes branded plugs. I thought I should probably secure them in some way, but never did, and still have not lost them. Like the bike itself, they're about 55 years old, which I think is pretty good.
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03-22-22, 11:10 AM
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Only one of the plugs have survived on my 72 Dawes. Be nice to find a twin for it. Interestingly, it has "Bulb holder inside" molded into it under the Dawes logo. Sure enough, a small lamp bulb fits neatly into the hollow inside.
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