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From: AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org>
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Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2025 18:59:31 -0500
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On 4/6/2025 12:09 PM, Frank Krygowski 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.
> 

Right.

p.s. ULS screw format:

https://jeveka.blob.core.windows.net/catalog/c63c0/jevekaproducts/uls000a4/uls000a4.png

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Andrew Muzi
am@yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971