Bicycle Mechanics - Torque for carbon stem/bar?

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cjay
06-21-04, 07:42 PM
I am installing a Modolo carbon curvisimo bar in a Modolo KX carbon stem. If I am reading the Italian instructions for the stem correctly they are calling for 88-98 inch/pounds of torque on the bar clamp. This seem a little high to me for a carbon bar. I am thinking more like 40-50 inch/pounds. Anyone out there have any experience with this combination?

My email to them, via their web site, has gone unanswered for a week now.

cjay