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06-16-19 | 07:02 PM

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CyclingFool95

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Bikes: 1987 Pinarello Montello, 1996 Litespeed Classic, 1996 Colnago Master Light, 1997 Litespeed Ultimate, 2006 Opera Leonardo FP, 2006 Pinarello Paris FP, 1984 Pinarello Record, 89-ish Cornelo Profilo, '86 DeRosa Professional SLX, '87 Merckx Corsa Extra

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Originally Posted by HillRider

No, the most common 5 mm bolt is M5x0.8 and is the coarse pitch. M5x0.5 is the fine pitch and rarely found on bicycle components.

Thanks. Yes, my bad. In M4.5, coarse is .75 I believe. I like to believe things on modern bikes are standardized well enough that I don't have to think too hard about metric threads.

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