Originally Posted by
Bekologist
don't overtighten that front clamp on derailleur...... and Cervelo lists torque specs for their water bottle cage bolts.
Clamp-on front der not a good idea on a carbon frame. See my argument about stress risers, above. I can't recall ever seeing one. Bonded-in-place attachments are the way to go. And the WB bolts is the same-old: same spec on any frame material. Nothing particular or peculiar to carbon frames.
Carbon frames are unbelievably tough. Those aren't steel frames being unscrambled and ridden away from a peloton pile-up. When one is unrideable, it's usually a component issue. The only broken frame I've ever witnessed on a ride was steel. They get steel wall thicknesses so thin trying to be competitive with carbon that ticking one with one's fingernail is a little scary.