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> | > "Chuan Chew" <
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> | > | > "A Yeung" <
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> | > | > | Good Day just wanted to know are there any specified length on a MTB
> handlebar,
> | > | > | measured a few of them at the LBS and all of them are different,
> | > approx
> | > | > | 25", 24" and 23". Will this affect the steering of the bike or have any other
> benefit ?
> | > | > | If wanted to upgrade what length of the handlebar to look for.. regards Anthony Yeung
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> | > | > What's that in centimetres? This is an Australian newsgroup and we don't have any such
> | > | > thing as "inches".
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> | > | > Marty
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> | > | That is truly a pointless nitpick. If it bothers you so much, multiply by 2.54.
> | > |
> | > | --Chuan
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> | > It's not nitpicking. It's the use of the correct units.
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> | > Marty
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> | What's "correct"? If you're too lazy and ignorant to learn what the conversion values are
> | between common metric and imperial measurements, why not just leave the original post alone and
> | move on with your life?
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> Well Australia does use metric units and this is an Australian newsgroup so the laziness is in the
> original poster. I'm a scientific instrument repairer by trade so I'm well aware of the conversion
> units for dimensions, pressures
So do you ride a 26" bike or a 660.4mm bike ?
I personally ride a 26" bike with my tyres (not tires) pumped to 60 psi.
Since our market is so comparatively small we will always be at the mercy of international
conventions with a lot of these things.
Chain stretch is reffered to 12" simply because each section link IS .5" when new!
The handle bars probably are 23" 24" or 25", and going into a bike shop asking for a 609.6mm
handlebar will probably result in a blank stare, whereas 24" would get an instant response
Go to ANY hardware shop and buy a metric screw - virtually impossible.
Sheet timber is usually 2440 x 1220 mm which is damn close to 8' x 4'. Some legacies will
not go away.
Yes I know metric is easier to do the sums, and I use it in preference any day, but always
converting back to metric does not always make sense and more to the point seems foolish when every
body else knows what is meant by it.
And in fact the truth really is that Australia does use metric AND imperial measurements, even
despite ~30 years of metrication...
I rest my case.
