I agree that 65kgf seems overly conservative, im not arguing about that. Im simply bringing this up in the discussion as i was interested to know what a respected builder was tensioning to.

I plan on upping the tension based on my own thoughts and the findings of this thread. It will be the first and most likely the last time I ever take advice from a forum thread over the manufacturers advice. I wont go to 115kgf though. fistly I am lighter than Bianchi and second, I see no need to stress everything to the max. I'm going back to my original 90kgf which seems entirely reasonable given that I weigh 75kg and am using 24 spokes. It also correlates with my suspicion that the blanket 65kgf recommendation is calculated based on a 32 or 36 hole hub.