HOWEVER – do not overtighten the bolt. It is made of cheese and will snap if it’s tightened 0.000000001Nm over the prescribed torque
this is true
I suspect Hope sell replacement bolts under the sales title of ‘idiot tax’[/quote]
I did this, and phoned up hope to say, “I am an idiot and overtightened the bolt and killed it, where can I buy a new one?” and the guy on the phone took my address and posted out on for free, which arrived first class post the next day.
Was pretty surprised to say the least. Also played a part in helping me decide on a new wheelset earlier in the year, ended up choosing a Hope pro 2 evo build.
The head doctor is pretty good, has never slipped or loosened. Used a torque wrench with the new bolt, first one was killed when I decided to go back and “tighten it up, just a little bit more” :/