Originally Posted by
crispy010
To be honest, every time I torqued a lockring to the spec'd amount it came loose a couple hundred miles later. I now use the "torque until it feels right" method.
And 30 lb-ft is not much at all.
I'm finding that hard to believe. 30 lb/ft is bottom bracket and crank arm torque. Those are, by a good margin, the tightest fasteners on a bicycle.