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    Quote Originally Posted by ginaleah View Post
    I have a new bike that has a carbon seat post. After adjusting the seat once, I noticed that the seat post was greased by the shop that put my bike together. I realize after some reading that a carbon seat post should not be greased. My question now is how do I clean it and how can I adjust the seat post to make sure that it stops slipping? It is SO annoying to go on a ride and have the seat gradually sink throughout the ride!
    1. Clean post and inside frame with alcohol or acetone.
    2. Apply Tacx Carbon Assembly Compound (or equivalent) to post and inside frame.
    3. Grease the seat post binder bolt, threads and shoulder too.
    4. Use a torque wrench when tightening the seat post binder bolt.

    Possibly some or all of these were done before.
    Last edited by dianne_1234; 07-29-2010 at 02:31 AM. Reason: Edited for spelling

    '09 Trek 7.3 FX hybrid / Jett 155mm
    '09 Cervelo P3 TT / looking
    '11 Cervelo S3 road / Selle Royal Seta 155mm
    Ischial tuberosities: 140mm center to center

 

 

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