PSA: torque specs on carbon seatposts saved me from a $300 mistake at the Boulder shop

Thea Roberts · 2026-09-29T18:10:04.596625+00:00

I was clamping a seatpost by feel like I did on steel frames for 15 years until a customer's carbon post cracked right at the collar in front of him. Now I keep a 5Nm wrench on the bench and check every single one, no matter how rushed the tune-up is. Anyone else got a job that made them finally respect the torque spec?

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