Hi group, 12 to 15 ft-lbs on a lubricated quill bolt is entirely unnecessary in my (limited) experience. I stop well below that (~8 ft-lbs) and find the connection to be plenty snug. I tighten until the wedge is safely seated against the steerer tube, testing with a lateral twist as I go and stopping when the quill doesn't budge. I'd suspect hitting 12 to 15 ft-lbs on "wet" threads could be enough to deform the steerer tube, potentially resulting in a connection that may not be able to be safely and securely tightened.
Bikes steer with the slightest input from the rider. There is not great force applied to the bars. I need the connection snug enough not to be secure while riding, but not so snug that it won't give during a crash. The spec'd crank bolt torque shown above must be a misprint. Go that light and you might want to keep some extra crank arms on hand. -- 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.
