Originally Posted by
onbike 1939
... You appear to disagree with this as you reply thus...
That was a snarky response to finally just bow out of the discussion (and I obviously failed) because it was fruitless. By that point downtube had asserted that he feels bikes are already tuned up at the factory therefore he doesn't do tune ups and if the factory over tightens bearings then that's the way they should be and the manufacturer should know better than I what is right. If you have questions about my stance from the beginning then look at my opening response to downtube:
Originally Posted by
BassNotBass
Originally Posted by
downtube
Every factory tunes bikes during assembly.
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.
Care to argue that with him? Have fun.