Originally Posted by
Steve_sr
Here is a better photo with the clamp tightened to 5nm. Without the clamp the sides of the slot are parallel:
Yeesh. The seat post on my late 1990s old straight-gauge 4130 road bike fits
much better than that. And it's a mass produced, TIG-welded frame that was probably no better than upper-entry-level or lower-midrange for a road bike of its day.
I'd expect
way better than that on a custom Ti frame. It also makes me wonder what else might have been done improperly.