Originally Posted by
BassNotBass
Unless things have improved over the last few years since I last wrenched at a bike shop the overwhelming majority of new bikes coming from 'the factory' (my more recent experiences having been with Trek, KHS, Bianchi, Marin, Jamis, Masi, Breezer, Colnago, Fuji, Mercier, Dawes, Motobecane, Windsor and Specialized) were not tuned at all. If non-cartridge bearings were fitted to the bike then they almost always were over torqued.
I can say all our bikes are tuned ( set up ) at the factory. Honestly, I was not so sure about the front brakes on big wheeled bikes, since they are not normally installed in the production line. I would agree that non sealed BB's are a risk during assembly.
Thanks,
Yan