I think with the advent of carbon fiber/resin handlebars, seatposts AND (whoa) steerer tubes the critical technical issue of torque IS required reading. As Grant so astutely points out, that plastic material is not as forgiving as metal. That being said, IMHO it is always a good idea to refer to published recommended torque *ranges *(note the range, not the actual dead-on number) *for any kind of fastener*. It provides peace of mind and I do enjoy unfettered sleep.
IMHO I also think that the concept of *thread coatings* whether it is grease, thread-locker or anti-seize is not be emphasized enough. I had an old Vitus 979 back in the day. It had (of course) a standard quill stem combined with a Dura-Ace 1" threaded stem. I rode that bike a LOT, it was lovely. Back in those days I didn't perform maintenance. I never adjusted the quill bolt and I sweated over the stem as we all do. Well, one day I tried to adjust the stem and 'uh-oh' it was seized in place. I never bothered to take it apart, clean it, re-lube or re-anti-seize it and carefully put it back together. Since then it has taken years to slowly collect all the tools necessary to maintain a bicycle. I do love doing it though! Good luck, Jeff Arita On Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 10:31:07 AM UTC-8, A. Nostuh wrote: > > Well I had a bike shop build up a bike and one day the quill stem slipped > and handlebars rotated and I did nearly crash so yes you might say your > life could depend on it. I don't think it would be rocket science but if > you're the type of person who even would read or be aware of lists like > this then you also probably tend to over think things relating to bicycles. > I have no idea how tight you would have to crank it to bulge the steerer > but good frames and forks cost a lot of money so I wouldn't want to damage > it either by over tightening. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
