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Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: Past discussions Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2025 20:41:07 -0500 Organization: Yellow Jersey, Ltd. Lines: 37 Message-ID: <vsvafk$27j0o$20@dont-email.me> References: <4zxIP.1543101$OrR5.46859@fx18.iad> <vsu8md$1ctvq$1@dont-email.me> <OVAIP.1387353$FVcd.822436@fx10.iad> <af86vjto2n7ial7pu9qf8i9j2vi5cc7ca2@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2025 03:41:08 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="9d96e79eec08a44cee51feb07580ebad"; logging-data="2346008"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+25Vlxdi+LgKEe8l//JXo9" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:cj0BfJh95K0kSeoyJk14o6Taynk= In-Reply-To: <af86vjto2n7ial7pu9qf8i9j2vi5cc7ca2@4ax.com> Content-Language: en-US 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