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Offline brass monkey!

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Pedals - Why Why Why ???
« on: January 09, 2007, 09:24 AM »
Out of curiosity, how did it come about that 3 piece cranks take 9/16th pedals and opc take half inch size thread??  ::) :-[ Why ain't they the same size.....it'd make life a lot easier ?

Why did they do this, it makes no sense ?  >:( :-\

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Re: Pedals - Why Why Why ???
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2007, 09:31 AM »
bloody good question.
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« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2007, 09:33 AM »
i think you'll find the answer is the the width of the Atlantic  :coolsmiley:

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« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2007, 09:34 AM »
aah crap, i've got a stutter  :-[

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Re: Pedals - Why Why Why ???
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2007, 09:36 AM »
I recon it was the americans that did the 9/16ths thing to piss us europeans off  :2gunsfiring_v1:  :tickedoff:

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Re: Pedals - Why Why Why ???
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2007, 09:46 AM »
I recon it was the americans that did the 9/16ths thing to piss us europeans off  :2gunsfiring_v1:  :tickedoff:

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« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2007, 11:51 AM »
only reason we have an american BB is so the yanks could get thier cheap assed 1PC's through the frame. if all bmx's had a euro bb and a 3PC then there would be an endless supply of bb's from road bikes. Bugger.
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« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2007, 12:00 PM »
AND, Why is a "1 inch" headset from a BMX slightly bigger than a "1 inch" headset from everything else (Road bikes and MTBs)? Again, its gotta be a Yank thing!

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« Reply #8 on: January 09, 2007, 12:50 PM »
And just to confuse the issue why does the CW 3pc take 1/2" thread pedals  :angel:

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« Reply #9 on: January 09, 2007, 11:12 PM »
only reason we have an american BB is so the yanks could get thier cheap assed 1PC's through the frame. if all bmx's had a euro bb and a 3PC then there would be an endless supply of bb's from road bikes. Bugger.

their cheap assed 1pc revolutionised bmx crankage

the alternatives at the time (unless you spent BIG) were cotter pin shit and alloy pastry single use cranks

all hail the one piece.

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« Reply #10 on: January 09, 2007, 11:14 PM »
one piece were thinner they wouldnt have accomadated the larger thread size they would have been too weak

LXIX

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« Reply #11 on: January 09, 2007, 11:15 PM »
its a stardard ok we use to use imperial america has always had different thread ,some countries use metric its not only thse sizes that differ but also the pitch

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« Reply #12 on: January 09, 2007, 11:28 PM »
one piece were thinner they wouldnt have accomadated the larger thread size they would have been too weak
Thats exactly what I remember being told years ago :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #13 on: January 09, 2007, 11:29 PM »
that has to do with the pitch of the thread

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