Tool(s) to measure

Dr. Dan said:

I need a tool that can measure the internal and external circumference (micrometer?) of various bike components, e.g., handlebars, stems, BB, etc. Is there a source you would recommend for the purchase of a good bike-tool that makes sense for a home shop?

Thanks

Why does it have to be a bike tool? I buy stuff like that from HD.

boudreaux said:

Why does it have to be a bike tool? I buy stuff like that from HD.

Thanks. I sort of thought that. You're response helps. What is HD?

Any decent dail caliper should give you enough resolution (+/- 0.001"😉

Dr. Dan said:

Thanks. I sort of thought that. You're response helps. What is HD?

I didn't say it, but my guess is Home Depot.

Home Depot, Sears, Ace Hardware, just to name a few.

artmichalek said:

Any decent dail caliper should give you enough resolution (+/- 0.001"😉

You can get a decent digital caliper pretty cheap and they're plentyaccurate if your just measuring bike parts. Dial calipers are more accurate but they're usually more expensive (for a good one that is) and a lot of people have trouble reading them where the digital ones are "moron-proof" (not saying anyone's a moron here). Unless you're designing and QCing intricate machine parts you don't really need .001" accuracy. Certainly not if you're just trying to determine if your seatpost is a 26.8 or a 27.2!

Something like this is pretty cheap and plenty accurate. It's nice to be able to switch from inches to metric. msi-viking.comdetail.aspOpen ↗