Thread: Velo Orange??
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Old 11-24-15 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnDThompson
How much torque are you putting on the bolts? Unlike a single-bolt post, you don't need a huge amount of torque to hold the saddle in place. In fact, too much torque increases the static load on the bolts, making it more likely that a dynamic load (i.e. pothole) will increase the load beyond the point the bolt can handle.

N.B. I haven't used Velo-Orange's post, just two-bolt posts from Campagnolo, Zeus, and Sakae Ringyo.
5nm as appropriate for M5 bolts.

With breakage just-riding-along I suspect a fatigue failure.
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