Originally Posted by moxfyre
I would say that for a "typical" pinch-bolt stem, I put about 20 ft-lbs of torque on the handlebar clamp. It's less for a two-bolt pop-top stem, maybe 10-15 ft-lbs.
Took me a second to figure out what you meant. It's a 4-bolt pop-top stem.
But, yeah, I guess I am getting a little too anal about this. It's just 1. This is my first new build and 2. I'm trying to find a good excuse to buy a torque wrench.