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From: AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org>
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Subject: Re: Past discussions
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2025 20:41:07 -0500
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On 4/6/2025 8:17 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> On Sun, 06 Apr 2025 19:50:06 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> On Sun Apr 6 11:04:27 2025 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.
> 
>> Part true, The 4 mm head was on a 4 mm screw and the 3 mm head is on a 4 mm screw. Were you correct wouldn't that mean that a 5 mm head would be on a 6 mm screw?
> 
> Wrong (as usual).
> The head diameter is always larger than the major diameter across the
> threads.  The metric screw size is major diameter.
> <https://www.afi.cc/customer/asfain/Hubspot%20Files/Hubspot%20Site/Files%20Uploaded%20from%20Hubspot/Screw%20thread-1.jpg>
> For example, a 5mm screw would measure 5mm across the threads.
> 
> Drivel:
> New toy.  No more conversion charts.
> <https://photos.app.goo.gl/XNfF5h3tNp1KnDNn8>
> 

Smart shopper! Very useful, can't live without them.

Meanwhile never say never. Or always:

https://5.imimg.com/data5/SELLER/Default/2021/6/IO/GH/IA/118979890/stainless-steel-allen-grub-screws-1000x1000.jpg

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