BMX - easy way to tell apart 14mm and 3/8" axles?

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Exit.
04-15-09, 03:54 AM
i'm not sure what my axles are (i know they're not 10mm), and i want to get pegs, so i need to figure it out. is there an easy way to do this, without calipers?

tyler11
04-15-09, 09:00 AM
yes 3/8 is about the size of a pen
14mm is the size if a marker
diaper eater
04-15-09, 01:21 PM
a ruler?

minichamp31
04-15-09, 05:12 PM
A 14mm is really big compared to a 3/8".
wethepeople
04-15-09, 05:52 PM
yes 3/8 is about the size of a pen
14mm is the size if a marker

This man knows best.
Street rider
04-16-09, 06:11 AM
haha i tried that, and its pretty close
pacificaslim
04-16-09, 06:32 AM
14mm is about 9/16". 3/8 is 6/16 of course, and you should be able to visually tell a 3/16 difference on a ruler or tapemeasure. Basically, if it's less than 1/2" on your ruler, it's a 3/8 and if it is more, then its a 14mm.
CMcMahon
04-16-09, 12:52 PM
yes 3/8 is about the size of a pen
14mm is the size if a marker

I like your style.
Pocko
04-16-09, 04:25 PM
Another way of looking at it is 3/8" is only about 9.5mm
tyler11
04-16-09, 05:41 PM
thanks
Exit.
04-17-09, 01:18 AM
yes 3/8 is about the size of a pen
14mm is the size if a marker

Haha this is such a legit comparison.

I definitely have 14mm.
tyler11
04-18-09, 02:54 AM
and most pegs come with adapters anyway
peg recomendations
shadow lean pegs
Street rider
04-18-09, 07:31 AM
the only thing i like about shadow is the designs on their clothes...their parts arent all tooooo great
FuzzyRyder
04-18-09, 12:19 PM
Shadow sucks! Plegs, kinks, animals, or odysseys ftw.