When lifting weights seriously back in my twenties I snapped a few bolts working on my bikes then. These days I don't have that problem and can tell when a certain amount of resistance is met with a bolt or nut. Snug is the word I think of when wrenching.....if the part still moves, snug it up a bit more. When its stops moving, stop snugging. Common sense and experience seem to be an advantage. Now watch, I'll snap a bolt next week putting my new bike together......I may get a torque wrench just for curiosity sake.
On May 22, 6:16 pm, Ray Shine <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Thanks, everyone who responded. I have never been overly concerned about the > torque on the stem before, but my last crash sent my bars and stem all > wracked. I got to thinking more about it as I have the bike on the stand and > am getting it repaired. I own a torque wrench, but it's one of those great > big old Craftsman jobs from the 60's. Using it to work on bikes requires > snapping together lots of adapters and sockets, so some of the torque no > doubt gets lost in the translation. Maybe someday I'll buy a more compact > model. Until then, unless I'm working on the bottom bracket (which I have > done in the past sans torque wrench) I just work by feel. > > Again, thanks for the responses. > > > > > > > > > > >________________________________ > >From: Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> > >To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > >Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2011 9:14 AM > >Subject: Re: [RBW] Torque Spec's > > >According to Sheldon Brown, "... Torque wrenches are never needed for > >bicycle work." > > >Here's the full entry from http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_ta-o.html > >Torque Wrench > >A "torque wrench" is a type of wrench with a built-in spring-loaded > >indicator that gives a numerical readout of the amount of torque being > >applied through it. > >This is primarily an automotive tool, especially useful for applications > >involving crushable gaskets which must be tightened evenly. > >Torque wrenches are never needed for bicycle work, although they can be a > >useful training aid for inexperienced mechanics who haven't learned the feel > >of a properly-tightened fastener. > >[I find this generally to be true, but many bicycle components now are > >accompanied with spec sheets with lists of torque settings. There are two > >reasons for this: > > * Consultants to attorneys measure torque values, leading to an excess > > of caution by the manufacturers > > * Some components made of unusual materials (carbon fiber seatposts, > > aluminum bolts) require lower torque settings than for other parts of the > > same general type. > >This paragraph added by John Allen] > >--Eric > >campyonly...@me.com > >www.campyonly.com > >www.wheelsnorth.org > > >On May 22, 2011, at 9:07 AM, Ray wrote: > > >Can anyone furnish me with a link, or otherwise inform me what the > >>torque spec is on a Nitto stem. On that subject, I would like info on > >>steel bike torque spec's in general. > > >>Thank you, all. > > >>-- > >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >>"RBW Owners Bunch" group. > >>To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > >>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >>For more options, visit this group > >>athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >"RBW Owners Bunch" group. > >To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >For more options, visit this group > >athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
