Carbon seatpost install questions.
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Carbon seatpost install questions.
I just got a new Niner RDO carbon seatpost and am installing it on my Fuji Traverse. Should I get some carbon paste? I’ve been reading that it’s a good idea to avoid slippage later? What’s a good brand? I saw some reports that the Park Tool paste may be too gritty and scratch? Also, am I OK with any steel/aluminum collar/clamp as long as I tighten it to spec?
Thanks for any input.
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I just got a new Niner RDO carbon seatpost and am installing it on my Fuji Traverse. Should I get some carbon paste? I’ve been reading that it’s a good idea to avoid slippage later? What’s a good brand? I saw some reports that the Park Tool paste may be too gritty and scratch? Also, am I OK with any steel/aluminum collar/clamp as long as I tighten it to spec?
Thanks for any input.
Thanks for any input.
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Thanks for the input,
I’ll pick some up. Thinking about this Finish Line:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0012RIEM6...ing=UTF8&psc=1
I’ll pick some up. Thinking about this Finish Line:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0012RIEM6...ing=UTF8&psc=1
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I use paste personally whenever coming across carbon but that is me. Park Tool is probably fine but I believe in past uses I used Fiber Grip from Finish Line. Make sure to use a good torque wrench most importantly.
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Terrible advice. Use paste. Carbon will slip. Also, random torque specs from the internet are dangerous...too loose, too tight, probably not right....torque to the manufacturers spec. Always.
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Thanks again for the great input everyone,
Do I just apply a light coat of carbon paste inside the seat tube about an inch or so in before I slide the seatpost in?
Do I just apply a light coat of carbon paste inside the seat tube about an inch or so in before I slide the seatpost in?
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So to you good madam or sir, a tip of the hat and a glass raised to you, because you aren't wasting time with paste and a torque wrench.
Again, OP, use paste and follow the recommended torque specs. We aren't all this lucky.
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Not mentioned is the galvanic corrosion aspects of carbon posts in many frame materials. Some sort of assembly coating (paste, grease, anti seize) to make removal possible after a year of neglect is strongly suggested. As to tightening torque- I've been told by a number of people smarter then I am that the torque specs for bike parts are generally the MAX and not the MUST DO levels. If a bit less then the listed spec works, the post stays put in use, then there's no reason to max the tightness out (and some why less but good enough can be better). Andy
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As to tightening torque- I've been told by a number of people smarter then I am that the torque specs for bike parts are generally the MAX and not the MUST DO levels. If a bit less then the listed spec works, the post stays put in use, then there's no reason to max the tightness out (and some why less but good enough can be better). Andy