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From: Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com>
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Subject: Re: Past discussions
Date: 6 Apr 2025 21:18:13 GMT
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cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Sun Apr 6 18:23:06 2025 Roger Merriman  wrote:
>> Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>> On 4/6/2025 12:04 PM, AMuzi wrote:
>>>> On 4/6/2025 11:01 AM, cyclintom wrote:
>>>>> Remember when I said that my bike had 4 mm screws for the water bottle 
>>>>> mount? Flunky told you all that I was lying because 5 mm was the 
>>>>> standard for all water bottle mounts. Funny thing is that my new Time 
>>>>> ULTeam uses 3 mm with a wide head. Perhaps Flunky can suggest why the 
>>>>> country of the Tour de France doesn't stick to his "standard"?
>>>> 
>>>> My $5 says it's not a 3mm screw.
>>>> Remove that screw and measure it.
>>>> 
>>>> More probably a ULS or a 7991 screw, m5x0.8 with a 3mm hex broach on the 
>>>> head.
>>> 
>>> Agreed, although I'd bet more than $5.
>>> 
>>> It seems Tom doesn't know how to measure or specify a screw size.
>>> 
>> 
>> Indeed it?s the growing list of stuff he?s convinced himself that the world
>> is flat?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Roger, do you have a caliper and know how to use it? If not exactly who
> is convinced the world is flat? On my facebook page is a sampling og the
> bikes I've built from bare frames. How many have you? This is a tech
> group and one wonders why you're here. You give no advice and apparently
> you're too smart to need any.
> 
> Cattrike is having trouble with his front derailleur. He says that he
> knows how to install a fron derailleur. But he is having trouble what
> would you suggest to him?
> 

CatTrike is clearly a proficient and enjoys spannering as he says, are
there things he doesn’t know? I’m sure and he’s asked questions and got
answers to queries.

I believe he is trying a new front mech? So see how that works.

I think you’re the only person here who is consistently rebuilding bikes,
which is your prerogative though unlike CatTrike I’m unconvinced you enjoy
it!

Most folks don’t as well the bikes only need maintenance or maybe upgrades?
I changed out some pads that got contaminated and I potentially will need
to swap out the 32mm tyres on the roadie commuter as it’s really tight and
does grind if the road/path is somewhat dirty.

Roger Merriman