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@M_V
+lots.
I just do it up till i reckon it's tight enough n iv not broken anything yet.
Crank bolts, wheel nuts etc get horsed up as tight as can be, bolts on my carbon stem get nipped till bars won't move.
I own a torque wrench but only really use it for working on engines, too expensive to screw things up and heat expansion can tighten/loosen things so i'd rather go by the book but bikes are pretty simple, it's either gonna fall off or isn't.