Originally Posted by
Wilmingtech
Was just out in the shop removing the HY-RD from the rear of the bike and when I took the bike off the stand, I noticed the headset was a little bit loose. At first I thought maybe the front wheel wasnt tightened up but on closer inspection the headset was a little loose. May be a good thing to just go through the whole bike front to back and make sure that everything is greased up and tightened as it should be. Ahh... the joys of mail order bikes.
-Sean
I generally only buy mail order bikes and the first thing I do after a visual inspection is to re-torque every bolt that I can find on the bike.
I've even had to do this on my hybrid that I bought from a bricks and mortar Specialized store.
Additionally, I tend to change all the 'touch points' on the bike (saddle, pedals, and grips usually) and I've had an instance where I struggled to remove the pedals on a store bike that was set up by their 'expert mechanic' for me!