Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.quux.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: zen cycle <funkmasterxx@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Past discussions
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2025 05:42:50 -0400
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
Lines: 31
Message-ID: <vt2r2r$1u1ta$3@dont-email.me>
References: <4zxIP.1543101$OrR5.46859@fx18.iad> <vsu8md$1ctvq$1@dont-email.me>
 <vsucgu$1f3fu$4@dont-email.me> <l2BIP.93838$W1a6.57594@fx04.iad>
 <vsupnm$1qeh4$3@dont-email.me>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Injection-Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2025 11:42:51 +0200 (CEST)
Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="5dcc3edd214f73e74ae52dabd406e605";
	logging-data="2033578"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org";	posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/QcMCCENhEvrOtwWsDNIvpFPmUrKYWKbg="
User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird
Cancel-Lock: sha1:OZG4U1yegGScvEi7SpAmmXEpjWw=
Content-Language: en-US
In-Reply-To: <vsupnm$1qeh4$3@dont-email.me>
Bytes: 2474

On 4/6/2025 4:55 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
> On 4/6/2025 3:59 PM, cyclintom wrote:
>> On Sun Apr 6 13:09:50 2025 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.
>>
>> Apparently the professor of mechanical engineering doesn't know what a 
>> digital caliper is or how to use it. 
> 
> :-)  Says the only guy here who thinks those screws are 4mm! Note that 
> the professional bike mechanic disagrees with you!
> 

Note also that he asked how big the PCB was after you showed a picture 
with the caliper showing the reading.