Watched a guy at the co-op over-tighten every single spoke on a wheel for 20 minutes straight

He was cranking them way past the recommended 4-5 Nm, and the rim was starting to look like a potato chip. How do you politely tell someone they're about to ruin a perfectly good Mavic rim?

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3 Comments

murray.drew3d ago

That's a tough spot to be in for sure. Maybe just ask if they've checked the tension with a gauge lately. Sometimes people get in a zone and forget the basics. A quick mention of spoke wind-up could save that rim.

the_kim3d ago

Honestly that sounds a bit over the top for most situations. A lot of wheels get built just fine without getting that deep into the details. It's probably not worth stressing over unless the wheel is already acting weird.

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claire_gibson2d ago

I saw a guy do that once and the whole wheel just went out of true in a week. It's painful to watch a good rim get wrecked.