I bought the RIDLEY Kanzo C Adventure – 2023. You can see it if you follow the below pasted link. Unfortunately, there came no user manual with it, nor any other document that could specify which torque to use on which screw.
Does somebody know the torque information for this bike and could share it with me? Any help is highly appreciated. The bike shop where I bought it was no help with this problem.
https://www.fahrrad-xxl.de/ridley-kanzo-c-adventure-m000063637
by Kalliboy
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It looks like the carbonda CFR 696. I know Ridley used that mold but I thought they stopped way before 2023. Looks like I might be wrong. There’s a ton of information online about the Carbonda frame since it’s a popular open mold.
In components where the torque is critical, the maximum torque is usually printed on it.
I checked the specs of that bike quickly, and the only carbon fiber components seem to the frame and the fork.
Say if you tighten the seat post clamp, you do squeeze the end of the carbon fiber frame tube, but there’s the aluminium seatpost inside to take all that load. The first thing to fail would likely be the cheap clamp. In any case, about 6 Nm is usually enough to keep the seatpost from slipping.
Stem bolts often have a specified torque of 5 to 6 Nm, and it should be enough to keep everything from moving under normal use. With a carbon fiber bar it’s very possible to damage the bar by too much torque, but your handlebar seems to be aluminium.
The brake caliper bolts shouldn’t need to be tightened to more than about 6 Nm. This should keep the caliper securely in place, and you don’t risk damaging the threads on the frame and fork.
Are the torque for the stem, post clamp, and saddle clamp not printed on them? The stem is prob around 5Nm, the post clamp 5-6Nm, and the saddle clamp 5-8Nm (edited lower for safety).
Torque for the drivetrain and brakes are in Shimano’s pdf manuals. The most important one is the brake caliper bolts which is 6-8Nm. The rotor, cassette, and crank torque values are printed on them.
All that leaves is bottle cage bolts which are rarely torqued. If you need a number, 2Nm.