Interesting take on carbon

[Mr. Toad]

Shit, now I won't be able to sleep at nights. Anybody know the torque value for Santa Cruz carbon bars? Don't see one on the bar or their website. Are they reinforced at the clamp area?

[kidwoo]

Shit, now I won't be able to sleep at nights. Anybody know the torque value for Santa Cruz carbon bars? Don't see one on the bar or their website. Are they reinforced at the clamp area?

Maybe

[jm2e]

All carbon bars are 5Nm right? That's why Ritchey makes the little 5Nm quick torque thing?https://www.amazon.com/Ritchey-TorqK.../dp/B009F93S9C

[gravitylover]

Frequently that torque value has as much to do with the stem as the bar. I've seen stems with 4.5nm values printed on them and I would think that supercedes the numbers for the bar. I could be wrong though, it wouldn't surprise me if I am.

[jm2e]

Which brings up the question of whether fractions of Nm values makes any sense at all. This isn't unique to carbon, but it's the most concerning with carbon. I've never seen an adjustable torque wrench that measured anything that specifically. Is the difference between 4.5 and 5Nm really going to cause trouble? If so, that's reason enough to worry.