I was an aircraft mechanic for 15 years In the Air Force (F-16's, A-10's and Predators). If you want to use safety wire where it really isn't needed, then you are crazy! In those 15 years, RARELY would I ever see the safety wire actually do its job of keeping a bolt from coming undone. Fasteners just stay in nowadays. If you are worried, then use Locktite. In fact, proper torque and Locktite will hold just as well as safety wire will. There was hardly any safety wire on the mostly carbon fiber Predator, but we used Locktite on every fastener.
Yes I'm crazy. I even used to tied bicycle spokes on my track bikes in the 70's and also stick a chunk of Black wood (Guayacan) in the steer tube of my race bike for "Just in case"
I trust it for most of my personal things, even if is just a redundant backup, it gives me peace of mind, relaxation, plus a last chance to check every one bolt..
For about 6 years work on "Dumped" vietnam Helicopters and early Blackhawks with the electronic prone nav failures (also level VI & VII suburbans, G-wagons, monteros, pajeros, etc) in Colombia with very little to no Locktite (we did have access to them, but most of the work was in field with very limited supplies sometimes but the small roll of wire was always among the tools/spares, just base on the redundancy of safety wire even if they have locking tabs, locktype (the main mechanics were trained in the US bases (or france/England/israel)
We improvise, we did Tons of crap and shoot experiments, lack of guidance (multi educated but not into aircraft procedures), massive A-arm cranes build with Guadua (thick bamboo) l was of pacal in action, to lift massive fuselage, etc the bolts/parts never came loose, let me tell you a rusty torque wrenches are pretty useless in the darien gap...
Also work for about 15 years mostly on dakar racers, mostly KTM 640, The only US base HPN 900RR and including for some 6 degrees of separation and random reasons some insane kamaz trucks, even the seat bases were safety wired, let me tell you the Russians love to drink as much as the trust safety wire...
Ps: Try to properly coat/clean a fastener in the middle of the windy desert if you need a solid image, then put yourself in the place of a broken down rider 50 miles away from his support truck with only three pounds in tools, what do you think is in his "Lunch box"..
Don't take me wrong Ben's products are as sound as the rock of gibraltar, but hey if you can make them simpler to service (Cresent wrench instead of torque wrench) and more redundant why not..
In the world
"Worst case scenario is far more commonplace than best case scenario.."
Silly use number 1,875.964
lock on grips on Bicycle grips are stupid, solid core, half the grip, bend bar and you are fubar...
About 23 of 31 bikes we have used them.
Even the "Mall Cruiser" get it plus a scott's steering damper at the very core..
Another example "Fell from a truck, into another truck, into the hands of a nice gear head japanese engineer girlfriend, Honda HRC never fails.
Rear caliper on Golem GS, a little to much grip but works great, Drop the string, pull the clip, new pads in less than 30 seconds).
