Originally Posted by
Gresp15C
I remember when new bikes had plastic caps on the ends of the axles. I think they were to keep the axles from poking through the shipping boxes. But they got left on the bike when it was sold at the shop.
Of course we debated endlessly about whether they made the bike faster or slower, and whether they were "cool" or not.
Yes, but those end caps looked like hats with big brims, whereas the small covers shown above would do little to prevent the axle from punching through the shipping box. It also doesn’t explain the covers on the axle adjusters. I still subscribe to the theory that they are some sort of safety feature. Of course, it is also possible that they were placed there by extraterrestrials.
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