Steve Maas wisely counseled in a recent post to keep a few of the most
common taps used on bicycles around. I have a set of 9/16" pedal taps, and
one that is the same size (don't recall the size right off the top of my
head) as water bottle boss threading. Are the threads in eyelets
generally the same as for a water bottle boss? What other taps might the
more mechanically minded readership recommend having in one's tool chest?
I sure have gotten good use from the pedal taps. It often seems that once a
bike has had Japanese pedals installed, the crank arms need to be chased
out for Campagnolo pedals to fit back in without forcing them..
Tom Sanders
Lansing, Mi