01-28-2016, 08:48 PM
(01-28-2016, 09:30 AM)White Dog_imp Wrote: Speaking of tools I found out that a 1 1/16" socket is about spot on as a 27mm socket. My rear axle nut is 27mm across the flats.
In the past 20 years of playing with vintage British bikes with their odd nuts and bolts (Whitworth, UNF, UNC, CEI), I've found that metric and SAE sockets or wrenches with their slight variance in manufacturing tolerances often fit those odd nuts and bolts.
Years ago I had a lengthy forum debate with a fellow on the internet about using a metric wrench on a British bike. He basically told me I was nuts so I let it drop, but I knew I was right because I was using the wrench(s). Whatever works is what I use
