Originally Posted by
JanMM
OK, i found a 26ft/8m tape measure at Menards, a large suburban home improvement center. Out of about 30 tape measure models on display, all except this one were strictly imperial. I used it yesterday to figure out what length brake cable (in mm) I will need for the rear of our new 'bent tandem. Didn't have to calculate inches to mm.
It's funny ... I don't think I've ever seen a strictly imperial tape measure. I do recall yardsticks that were strictly imperial, but the last time I saw one of those, I would have been about 10 years old.
