Originally Posted by
Witterings
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The other big thing, get an egg, put it in your hand without any rings on, squeeze it and see if you can break it ..... circular is much stronger and a seat post will have the same values and easily be able to withstand a clamp to hold it's weight .... or am I wrong?
you are correct, it all depends on if there's a pinch point or any concentrated load point. I'm pretty relaxed when I'm torqing down metals, but with carbon I always use a torque wrench and follow the manufacturer's specifications
My egg made a mess by the way, I guess I wasn't loading it evenly.