+1 on the single bolt seatposts. Those are the worst. I've always ended up with a Thomson because way back in the 1990s they were the only 2-bolt seatposts. Are there any alternatives nowadays? The Thomsons are pretty spendy for something that seems like you could easily copy it.
On Tue, Mar 14, 2023 at 11:20 AM Brian Turner <brokeb...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Park Tool SuperGrip compound is supposed to be for carbon or alloy > use. I've heard it really doesn't matter though; apparently stuff that's > advertised for carbon fiber can also be used on steel and aluminum... I've > just never had to actually use it before. I would be surprised if the Nitto > S-83 26.8 post is somehow "off" in sizing. I mean, it's Nitto after all. > I've had the bike since October but it has only started slipping in the > past couple of weeks, so I'm not sure what has changed to cause it to do > so. I can see how the machined grooves on a Thomson or the cheapo Kalloys > that a lot of Rivs come with would help to prevent slippage. My main issue > with Thomson posts is that they do not provide enough setback for me, and I > won't use the Kalloys because I can't stand single bolt saddle clamps. > > On Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 1:28:46 PM UTC-4 pi...@gmail.com wrote: > >> I've never needed anti-slip compound on any of my steel, aluminum or ti >> frames. Are you sure it's not the seatpost that's off in sizing? I >> discovered, for instance, that the kalloy that came with my Roadini was >> just no good. Replaced it with a Thomson and the problem just magically >> went away. I did notice that the Thomson seatposts have some milling that >> might improve grip, but then again, the cheapo seatpost on my Airborne >> mountain bike (aluminum frame) never slipped either, so that milling >> probably isn't even necessary. My impression with anti-slip compound was >> that it was for carbon fiber seatposts (and I have cracked those) which >> can't stand getting torqued. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/FltVcPRnEzU/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f91471d6-3c49-48b1-98f5-3dd3dd2a00e1n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f91471d6-3c49-48b1-98f5-3dd3dd2a00e1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPh0EZ7bydf3P0qdPRs1KWNfz0i3pdSZKKSX1pvg%3DMdnAwN85A%40mail.gmail.com.
