Got a torque wrench

[Stonechat]

Just bought a torque wrench
It seems I have been too gentle with my tightening until now!

 

[Citius]

Bolts used to come loose before, then?

 

[Profpointy]

I still like the line some wag on here came up with "tighten the bolt till it strips then back it off a bit"

 

[Stonechat]

Bolts used to come loose before, then?

NO but e.g. seat post, handlebars I was being too cautious

 

[Ajax Bay]

Carbon handlebars? Carbon frame?

 

[Citius]

NO but e.g. seat post, handlebars I was being too cautious

If they didn't come loose before (and if you didn't strip any before) then it sounds like you had mastered the art of not using a torque wrench

 

[Gravity Aided]

Sounds to me as though you got a torque wrench just in time, before something dire happened. Enjoy the safety and security of a bike well adjusted.

 

[Ajax Bay]

Something dire happens to anyone who hasn't got a torque wrench. Nothing can now go wrong, and if it does, you can blame it on the wench.

 

[Citius]

A fiver says that the poor guy will start stripping threads now....

 

[Ajax Bay]

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/torque-wrench.194489

 

[subaqua]

A fiver says that the poor guy will start stripping threads now....

it happens as you beleive the instrument rather than your senses. which is the way it should generally be .