Re: [CR]Those weird sizes on Campy equipment...and Welcome back Brian! Good to hear from you again.

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Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 09:57:44 -0500
From: "Peter Jon White" <lists@peterwhitecycles.com>
To: tsan7759142@comcast.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Those weird sizes on Campy equipment...and Welcome back Brian! Good to hear from you again.
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Tom Sanders wrote:
> I long ago gave up wondering about the logic of mixing so many kinds of
> threads and types of measurements (English threads, metric and inch
> increments, Italian threads, etc) all on the same bicycle, but the question
> that has me really stumped is this.
> Why does Campagnolo use such weird size openings on some of their bolt
> heads...probably other places, too. I mean c'mon...3.5mm in the Delta
> brakes? 6.5mm on the bolts holding the cranks onto the BB axel on C Record
> cranks?

There was no 6.5mm allen bolt for C Record. They were 7mm. As for the 3.5mm in Delta brakes, I do recall the brakes coming with the wrench. And it's not hard to find that size. Bondhus makes a fine one.

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