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but isnt that why people join this forum so That they can get advice etc from you more learned people?

im not denying i know very little in terms of engineering and mechanics but everybody starts somewhere...

Forum folk coming on a little strong... They mean well and their advice should be followed. All carbon parts come with a specified gauge of torque in which to tighten up too. If you ignore this it can end in cracking the carbon either when tightening or whilst riding.

What everyone's attempting to say is investing in a torque wrench will potentially save you a lot of future pain and expense.

Giant do a torque wrench for 50 quid... A tube of carbon paste is maybe 3-4 quid. Well worth the investment for full carbonz.

My first build was carbon, now building my second carbon build (PX stealth) all without torque wrench. Man up!

... Soon. Just start looking for the cracks! It's not about manning up, it's about saving money and doing it right!