My shop foreman insisted on using a torque wrench for every single stem bolt, which I thought was overkill until I saw a carbon steerer tube crack on a bike that was just 'hand tight'.

He said 'if you can feel it, it's too much' and after seeing that $800 fork get ruined last month, I have to admit he was right, so what's the one shop rule you all thought was silly but now follow religiously?

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hollym8217d ago

My old boss made us check spoke tension on every single wheel build with a tensiometer. Seemed like a huge waste of time until we stopped getting warranty returns for loose spokes.

fiona33016d ago

Wait, you saw a carbon steerer crack from hand tight, like @hollym82's spoke issue?