Saddle keeps moving

[clippetydoodah]

Hi All,

Having a hard time with keeping my saddle in place. I have it clamped to
the post good and tight. However when I get going the seat clicks and tips
back. I just can't stop this from happening. Any suggestions on a fix welcome.

Cheers.

 

[vickster]

New seatpost?

 

[Globalti]

As above, once those clicky ridges have worn, you'll never be able to get it tight enough.

*cough* I happen to have a well-used but good Easton carbon EC70 27.2mm seapost that I'm thinking of putting on Ebay, if you're interested? Very shock-absorbing and it looks like this but much longer:

 

[confusedcyclist]

Providing the wear isn't too severe, where any smoothing has occurred on joining parts, take some rough sandpaper and beat em up, creating more friction my help keep it in place. Be warned, you may expose the area to rusting if the metal is coated steel.

 

[Ajax Bay]

I happen to have a well-used but good Easton carbon EC70 27.2mm seapost

I see some poster of similar name said (on STW 3 years ago) "Yes a carbon post or rigid carbon forks are a very worthwhile upgrade for any bike."

take some rough sandpaper and beat em up, creating more friction

The general wear has the grinding effect and it's the ridges (now ground down) which stop the saddle tipping. Sanding that interface will only make it worse (imo). The bit of rubber in between bodge (as per @User9609 post above) is the best immediate option, pending a new seatpost.

 

[cyberknight]

Insulation tape around the rails can also beef them up enough to prevent slippage.

 

[Globalti]

That won't resolve this problem.

 

[cyberknight]

That won't resolve this problem.

Indeed i misread although it will fix saddle sliding on the rails , is the OPs seatpost a single or double bolt version ?

 

[summerdays]

I bought a new seat post as I was fed up with it happening to me!

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/saddle-slipping.203368/