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A customer in my shop said something about torque wrenches that stuck with me
He was a retired machinist picking up his road bike. I was finishing the stem bolts and mentioned I always check them with my Park Tool TW-5. He watched for a second and said, 'You trust that click more than your fingers, but your fingers learned on loose headsets and cracked stems.' It hit different because I realized I've been leaning on the tool to avoid the feel. For the last three builds, I've torqued to spec, then backed it off and tried to set it by hand first. I'm slower, but I'm relearning. Has anyone else had a simple comment make you question a basic habit like that?
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blair_lewis8513d agoTop Commenter
Wow... that's a really good point actually.
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hannah24012d ago
But that point falls apart if you look at the bigger picture.
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