Bicycle wheels with quick release axles have 9.525mm diameter, rounded up to 10mm. This is because the sizing is not actually metric, but 3/8 inch so imperial.
This is why it's most commonly called 9mm qr (quick release) /facepalm
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Should probably make an effort to know so many as a Canadian but only know the one conversion
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