Kritzie Posted July 2, 2007 Posted July 2, 2007 My carbon seatpost keeps slipping down. I have a carbon frame and is too scared too over tighten it. Advice please!!!
AndreZA Posted July 2, 2007 Posted July 2, 2007 Carbon grease and make sure you use an asemetric (sp?) seatpost collar.
Buff Posted July 2, 2007 Posted July 2, 2007 You get a special "carbon" paste that works a treat... most decent bke shops stock it. PS! ask them to do it for you coz it's sh!t expensive.
Overlord Posted July 2, 2007 Posted July 2, 2007 Your LBS should have a grease that you use to prevent the post from slipping.Using it on my bike and it works great.
Kritzie Posted July 2, 2007 Author Posted July 2, 2007 Saw my knees coming past my ears on Sunday. Looked like I was riding BMX. My clamp has two settings on for normal and one for carbon whats the difference.
shaunh Posted July 2, 2007 Posted July 2, 2007 The most obvious thing to do is use a torque wrench. That way you can safely tighten the post without cracking the carbon fibre. This, in conjunction with the carbon grease, should solve your problem.
Overlord Posted July 2, 2007 Posted July 2, 2007 Product is made by Tacx and is called Dynamic Assembly Compound.
AndreZA Posted July 2, 2007 Posted July 2, 2007 whats the difference. The cut is not square. http://www.totalcycling.com/images/large/19000_175011.jpg
Mr MacPhisto Posted July 2, 2007 Posted July 2, 2007 what make is the seatpostI once had the same problem with an Alien seatpost, only to find out they have a short life span and need to be replaced every 2 years or so?? So now I have an alu seatpost
Kritzie Posted July 2, 2007 Author Posted July 2, 2007 Its a bloody expensive itm seatpost, was also wondering if the thing has not cracked could not find any cracks though!!
shaunh Posted July 2, 2007 Posted July 2, 2007 What torque should I tighten it to???? If it is not marked (this is the case I assume) go onto the manufacturers website and check for the setting there. I think that 5-8 Nm is safe, but rather make sure as I don't have insurance.
shaunh Posted July 2, 2007 Posted July 2, 2007 This taken off the ITM website!! Model Front Rear clamp Adjustmentclamp or Expander boltUniko 11 11*The Stem 6 6Millennium Carbon and S.O. 7-8 7-8*Forged Lite Carbon 4 bolts and S.O. 5 7-8*Over 5 5 11*Millennium and S.O. 7-8 7-8*Millennium 4 Ever 5 7*Mantis and S.O. 12 10*Spider 6 7-8*Forged Lite Luxe 12-14 10*Forged Lite Luxe 4 bolts and S.O. 5 7-8*Road Racing 12-14 10*Millennium Adj 7-8 7-8 * 7-8(Mb)22(middle bolt)Moray Adj A.S. 10 10* 18Cnc Adj Luxe 3 bolts 6 10* 18Goccia 18 18800 Open 18 18600, 400 and 200 Racing 18 18Eclypse 22 12 18Explorer Open 12 18 18Moray Adj 22/25,4 10 18 18ForgedLiteCarbon4 bolts ATBandS.O. 5 7-8*Outback Downhill ATB 6 10*Millennium ATB and S.O. 7-8 7-8*Four Free Ride Ergal 5 7*Mantis ATB 12 10*Forged Lite Luxe ATB 12-14 10*ATB Racing 12-14 10*Seat post Uniko 8 NmSeat post with bolts from M8 18 NmSeat post with bolts from M7 18 NmSeat post with bolts from
Kritzie Posted July 2, 2007 Author Posted July 2, 2007 I have the itm mellenuim seatpost! What torque????
shaunh Posted July 2, 2007 Posted July 2, 2007 I have the itm mellenuim seatpost! What torque???? Millennium Carbon and S.O. 7-8 7-8*Confirm here http://www.itm.it/pdfs/GU_d_eng.pdf
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