Re: [CR][Re]What does ISO mean on a Regina Oro freewheel

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Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 10:26:40 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR][Re]What does ISO mean on a Regina Oro freewheel
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wheelman@nac.net wrote:
> ISO = International Standards Organization. It is a group of industrial
> quality specification people primarily in Europe but has made its way
> across the globe. If you do business on a serious scale in Europe it is
> almost insisted upon to become ISO certified. Almost but not quite like UL
> was in this country. As for the threads, I cannot help you but at least
> you know they meet some standard but don't think to highly of it. I
> certified many specifications and processes under ISO and it is no big
> deal. Sounds important but not really.

An ISO thread freewheel will be 1.375" x 24TPI; almost exactly like English threading (1.370 x 24TPI).

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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA