Carbon seatpost - replace if scratched??

[Tuckervill]

That seatpost is going to get scratched up from moving it around. Bike makers can't expect them not to, so I'm sure they take that into consideration. Aluminum seat posts get scratched up, too.

I had the same problem with tightening the clamp on my mountain bike. It had a quick release. I think I'd have it tight, but my weight would make it slip down. So, I had to resort to getting it tight as I could and then using my foot to close the quick release. My husband, however, could easily close it with his hand, so I know I wasn't tightening it too much. I'm just weak, is all.

If I had a carbon seat post, I'd be afraid to let him tighten it down--the big oaf doesn't know his own strength. But I'd crank on it as much as I could to get it tight enough to keep from slipping.

I've also heard that some people put electrical tape around them to keep them from slipping, too.

Karen

[KnottedYet]

I felt so bad for the TdF rider whose carbon seatpost snapped in Paris. The cameras showed him for several seconds, and I sighed with relief when he kind of "sat" on his top tube. (all I could think was "ouch! get off that bike!")

[Flur]

Last night after I readjusted the seatpost to the right height I tightened it down as much as I could. I then had my husband tighten it, and he put another 1/2 turn on it. When I got up this morning I checked it and I was able to put another 1/4 turn on it! That's not supposed to happen!

So I rode down to my LBS and they said I had nothing to worry about with the seatpost, but they replaced the bolt in the collar and tightened it to the correct tension. So I'm good to go now

[Flur]

I felt so bad for the TdF rider whose carbon seatpost snapped in Paris. The cameras showed him for several seconds, and I sighed with relief when he kind of "sat" on his top tube. (all I could think was "ouch! get off that bike!")

I saw that too. That's what made me worried I about my seatpost scratches! I don't come out of my seat much when I ride, so if mine snapped I'd surely wind up falling onto the back wheel, or worse.