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spokewrench replied to the thread American Customary (a.k.a Freedom) Units vs Imperial vs Metric.I think it was the first week of August, 1966, that my marksmanship instructor jumped up and down on my back as I lay prone at the... -
spokewrench replied to the thread American Customary (a.k.a Freedom) Units vs Imperial vs Metric.1968.
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Thank you both for the responses! The rims measure 31mm width externally so I'm sure they are a bit under 30mm internally. I have...
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spokewrench replied to the thread American Customary (a.k.a Freedom) Units vs Imperial vs Metric.I deviated from the truth in three places. I figured the rifleman had spotted me with binoculars, but if he'd had a scope, he would...
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spokewrench replied to the thread American Customary (a.k.a Freedom) Units vs Imperial vs Metric.Here's my only model. I keep a ruler in front of it to avoid confusing it with the original, in case I forget that I traded it in, in...
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spokewrench replied to the thread 20x3 tires for Lectric ONE?.A general rule is that the inner rim width should be at least 40% of the tire width, which would be 30mm or more. Maybe the tire...
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spokewrench replied to the thread American Customary (a.k.a Freedom) Units vs Imperial vs Metric.Isn't that a photo of Michael Caine, the Korean War veteran? ☺️ We had a two-finger salute in the Cub Scouts. In the war, I used a...
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Not related to the units of measure at all! I've watched a vid of an American who analysed and liked the contemporary Polish military... -
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Whoever's interested, let me tell you the best military adventure of my life! It was 1987. Our Cadet School was transferred from Cracow...
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spokewrench replied to the thread Measured frame flex on original Abound.Here's a local store that fell down this week. That's how much damage brick termites can do in 150 years! I don't even remember the last...
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spokewrench reacted to Stefan Mikes's post in the thread American Customary (a.k.a Freedom) Units vs Imperial vs Metric with Like.
Joe, @Chargeride was joking :) Metric sizes in Europe and elsewhere in the world are standardized and practical, just saying. It might...
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Wong. I worked as a transmission mechanic during the changeover, 90's. GM metric threads were totally different than Chrysler threads...
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spokewrench replied to the thread American Customary (a.k.a Freedom) Units vs Imperial vs Metric.Richard Clyburn and Edwin Beard Budding (inventor of the lawn mower) invented the English mechanism on the right. BAHCO, a Swedish...
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I don't think so :) Regarding different sizes of bicycle parts, many are certainly inherited from English ones. Nobody, however, makes...
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spokewrench replied to the thread Measured frame flex on original Abound.I want step-through so I can put a high tub on the back. When the original Abound came out, the youtube influencers praised it but said...
