Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads The time I spend measuring stuffs is probably 10 times more than any other tool haha by bknofe Adventure biking Adventure on a bike Bicycling Biking Cycling xbiking
Antpitta on June 10, 2025 4:06 pm If you need digital calipers it’s not xbiking anymore, it’s gone over to the weenie side 😉 Calipers are indeed one of the most useful non bike specific bike tools.
sargassumcrab on June 10, 2025 5:02 pm Vernier calipers are so cool. It’s amazing how they take lines that you can reasonably etch onto metal and make them into 0.001″. My calipers are also one of my favorite and most used tools.
EndangeredPedals on June 10, 2025 5:32 pm Dial, please. Quicker than vernier and always powered vs digital.
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For measuring seat post diameters?
If you need digital calipers it’s not xbiking anymore, it’s gone over to the weenie side 😉
Calipers are indeed one of the most useful non bike specific bike tools.
Vernier calipers are so cool. It’s amazing how they take lines that you can reasonably etch onto metal and make them into 0.001″.
My calipers are also one of my favorite and most used tools.
Dial, please. Quicker than vernier and always powered vs digital.
Cable cutters
To measure girth, of course /s
Gotta know exactly how many thousandths that tire clearance is