Old 12-06-17, 12:44 PM
  #37  
Bike Gremlin
Mostly harmless ™
 
Bike Gremlin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Novi Sad
Posts: 4,431

Bikes: Heavy, with friction shifters

Mentioned: 22 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1108 Post(s)
Liked 219 Times in 132 Posts
Originally Posted by RubeRad
That graph is super helpful! The takeaway being, better to err a little on the side of loose than tight
I added a sentence below the graph, just in case, but obviously didn't explain well enough. The no-play zone is what you should aim for - i.e. preload, no play. Just make sure not to overdo with it. Tightening until the play has just disappeared is usually good enough.
Bike Gremlin is offline