Originally Posted by
oldnslow2
I originally thought accuracy counts, but have since learned that when working on bicycles, close or in the general area is good enough.
So when a bolt specifies a 5mm Allen, i'll just use a 4mm until it no longer turns. That should be "good enough".
Are you really not getting it or are you just fighting in the hopes of not being wrong on the internet?
You have the XXX integrated bar/stem, yeah? Go look at the spec on the top left of the where you tighten it on to the steerer. What does it say? I'll save you the trouble - is says "5.2 nM MAX" Not "5.2 nM" or "5.2 nM MIN" MAX, dude. It shouldn't be that tough to grasp the concept that you need to tighten it enough to do the job, whatever that figure may be, but to not exceed 5.2. So yeah, good enough is good enough.