gb155
Fan Boy No More.
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Should there be some sort of lube on the seat post ?
Carbon Frame and Carbon Seat Post
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Herzog
Swinglish Mountain Goat
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- Bern, Switzerland
No. You can use a carbon fibre assembly paste (to prevent slippage).
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gb155
Fan Boy No More.
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- Manchester-Ish
But there doesn't need to be anything on either surface ?
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gb155
Fan Boy No More.
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- Manchester-Ish
[QUOTE 1452973"]That's where the paste goes.[/quote]
So it should have paste then ?
So it should have paste then ?
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gb155
Fan Boy No More.
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[QUOTE 1452975"]Ideally, yes. Are you saying that your LBS didn't bother?[/quote]
Yup that's what I'm saying
Yup that's what I'm saying
potsy
Rambler
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Is it time to name and shame this shop Gaz? 
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
TBH - I'd stick a little bit of grease on - not going to harm carbon. If you don't the post can get stuck, and carbon doesn't like being wrenched out like an alloy post would.
I put a bit of grease on my carbon post (in an alloy frame).
I put a bit of grease on my carbon post (in an alloy frame).
accountantpete
OAP
There are two distinct potions that you can apply.
Grease - to stop it freezing in the seat tube and therefore easier to remove.
Paste - to prevent slippage ( in other words you don't have to tighten up the clamp so much that it damages the carbon tube).
Grease - to stop it freezing in the seat tube and therefore easier to remove.
Paste - to prevent slippage ( in other words you don't have to tighten up the clamp so much that it damages the carbon tube).
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gb155
Fan Boy No More.
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- Manchester-Ish
I've never had any paste on any of my seat posts from the LBS.
I found my seat post did almost seize eventually in my Madone, I applied carbon paste, but it still needs checking every 2 or 3 months as it does start to seize again. On my other Trek, I applied Molycote grease to the seat post after it seized, and I never have a problem. When I get round to it, I'll stick Molycote on the Madone.
Ordinary grease is not supposed to be applied to carbon seat posts as it weakens them. Bontrager on their website used to advertise that their seat posts are not affected by ordinary grease. Its a case of searching online, and making up your own mind, whether too or not use ordinary grease
I found my seat post did almost seize eventually in my Madone, I applied carbon paste, but it still needs checking every 2 or 3 months as it does start to seize again. On my other Trek, I applied Molycote grease to the seat post after it seized, and I never have a problem. When I get round to it, I'll stick Molycote on the Madone.
Ordinary grease is not supposed to be applied to carbon seat posts as it weakens them. Bontrager on their website used to advertise that their seat posts are not affected by ordinary grease. Its a case of searching online, and making up your own mind, whether too or not use ordinary grease
