I figured this out when I broke off the bolt in one of my Ergon grips. Now I have a Ritchey 5NM wrench that I use for everything around the handlebars and stem clamp.
To the OP, I would also add it is VERY easy to strip a bolt if the bolt is soft metal and the hex wrench is hardened. I had it happen on two out of four bolts on my crankset. I felt like an idiot taking it to a mechanic but I'm sure they see stuff like that on a regular basis. I also told them to trash those aluminum chainring bolts and get me some steel ones. On Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 4:35:09 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > One important principle that hasn't been mentioned so far is: torque > proportional to need. I am habitually someone who thinks, "Just a bit more > tight and you'll be safe" -- funny, I just recalled a long-ago incident, > where I met a pretty young woman by using a similar line -- she had bought > a bike at Canadian Tire and I helped her adjust the saddle to an efficient > height, and I said something amusing about being uptight and overtightening > bolts and nuts. > > Anyway, getting your head to accept the reality that certain torques, that > one might at first feel inadequate, are fully capable of holding this or > that part in place, is an early step to wisdom in the field of bolt/nut > integrity. > -- 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.
