PSA: spent 15 years setting bearing preload by feel til an old timer at the velodrome in LA told me to use a torque wrench | Bicycle Mechanics - Freelance Forum - The Community for Independent Professionals

Blake Owens · 2026-10-14T22:40:02.769571+00:00

Always thought my hands were calibrated enough after two decades of rebuilds, but he had me test 10 hubs and I was off by 3-4 nm on half of them. Anyone else here use a torque wrench on cup and cone hubs or am I the only one who was winging it?

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PSA: spent 15 years setting bearing preload by feel til an old timer at the velodrome in LA told me to use a torque wrench | Bicycle Mechanics - Freelance Forum - The Community for Independent Professionals