Just realized I was over-tightening seatpost clamps for years

I used to crank them down until the bolt felt solid, but a stripped bolt on a carbon frame last week changed my mind. The shop manual said 5 Nm, which felt way too light, but it hasn't slipped once. Anyone else have a torque spec that felt wrong but was actually right?

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mitchell.shane9d ago

Seriously, you need a torque wrench for a seatpost?

evana718d ago

My buddy Jake snapped his carbon seatpost last fall. He just cranked it down with a regular hex key, thought it felt tight enough. That crack cost him four hundred bucks for a replacement. Now he borrows my torque wrench every time he adjusts anything. It's cheap insurance compared to new parts.