Originally Posted by juicemouse
By "compression bungs", do you mean one of the expanding wedge things, like the FSA? I suspect that the headset was way overtightened by the previous owner, based the condition of the rest of the bike when I got it.
I have yet to see a compression bung that did not work on some some type of compression plug that caused it to expand and grip the steerer when the plug(not wedge) was pulled into the bae of it.The FSA I have has an 'O' ring around it that grips the steerer and may be more steerer friendly than the ridged Look bung. Unfortunately, hacks and morons do great damage to bicycles.