Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Metric Dimension Crib Sheet

3/32"2.38 mmChain/chainring width for most derailer-equipped bikes
1/8"3.175 mmBearing balls: freewheels, some headsets, some pedals
Chain/chainring width for most one-speed bikes (frequently rounded to 3 mm)
5/32"3.970 mmBearing balls: many headsets, many pedals
3/16"4.763 mmBearing balls: most front hubs (10 x 2) many headsets
7/32"5.556 mmBearing balls: high end Campagnolo front hubs (9 x 2)
1/4"6.35 mmBearing balls: almost all rear hubs (9 x 2)
Most bottom brackets (11 x 2)
5/16"7.937 mmBearing balls: bottom brackets for one-piece-cranks.
13/16"21.15 mmBMX & OPC Stems, seatposts
7/8"22.2 mmUpright handlebars (grip section), 1" stem quills, BMX Seatposts
15/16"23.8 mmDrop handlebars (grip secction)
1"25.4 mmISO handlebar clamp size, standard top tubes.
1.024"26.0 mmItalian handlebar clamp size, many higher-end road bars.
1.039"26.4 mmOld Cinelli handlebar clamp size
1 1/16"27.0 mm
1 1/8"28.6 mmStandard steel seat tubes, down tubes, O.S. top tubes
1 1/4"31.8 mmO.S. seat tubes, O.S. handlebar clamp size, others
1 3/8"34.9 mmO.S. seat tubes, others
19"48.3 cmFrame sizes listed in inches are most often "center to top."
20"50.8 cm
21"53.3 cm
22"55.9 cm
23"58.4 cm
24"61 cm
25"63.5 cm

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