thanks, Neither am I anymore :) I used to build wheels for Marinoni back in Mtl late 80's as well as the shop I worked for, thought we were cutting edge... Now wheels are built so well and so light, don't require regular truing it's unbelievable. My new wheels are being built by November

I leave building wheels to experts like the guy in this thread. :)
I simply ride off the shelf wheels and have had great luck....
Cheers.

I had a CF seatpost in a CF frame that kept slipping. So I kept tightening the clamp down some more. And more. Finally the split in the seatpost clamp was metal to metal and the seatpost was crushed. Did I mention that it wasn't a normal round seatpost? No it was a much more expensive teardrop-shaped seatpost. :(

Lessons learned:
1. Bought a little torque wrench that would go down to the recommend 5 nm setting.
2. Tacx Dynamic Carbon Bicycle Assembly Compound - which is what I should have used in the first place.

Just make sure you get whitening toothpaste for maximum performance