Originally Posted by Blue Order
It's metric.
The U.K. and the U.S. were the only countries using inches. Now the U.K. is using metric measurement. There was no reason to continue manufacturing wheels in different sizes for different markets, and it probably saves the manufacturers money throughout the industry to have one standard size.
True, but to me the ultimate irony is that the one surviving bottom bracket standard is 1-3/8" x 24 TPI. The Swiss standard made the most sense by far, being a purely metric 35x1mm, with a self-tightening left-threaded fixed cup, but it's the rarest of all. Go figure ...
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