Hey Joe!
That actually makes a lot of sense! Thanks!
Ben
On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 2:09 PM Joe Grandia
wrote:
> I have been suspecting the tiniest bit of slippage on my Clem H, but I
> have been playing with position and saddles so it has been hard to tell. I
> marked the seat post with a sharpie
Now that is indeed brilliant, in the American and also the British meanings!
On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 1:09 PM Joe Grandia
wrote:
> I had the level of slippage that you are describing on a Rawland with a
> Thompson seat post. A well respected bike mechanic told me to regrease the
> seat post and r
"A well respected bike mechanic told me to regrease the seat post and rub
some dirt in it. "
I've found anti-seize or no-seize lubricant (the stuff you are supposed to
put on the treads of spark plugs when changing them) to provide the right
amount of stiction to keep seat posts from slipping.
I have been suspecting the tiniest bit of slippage on my Clem H, but I have
been playing with position and saddles so it has been hard to tell. I
marked the seat post with a sharpie the other day to find out once and for
all. I also cranked the bolt down pretty tight, so hopefully that helps.
Good luck! I've experienced seatpost slippage enough that I know the
discouragement that accompanies it.
Aside, anecdote, non-essential, FWIW, ignore safely: The last time my post
slipped was on the inaugural ride of the Monocog 29er (late Oct 2020, in
fact) that I'd traded onlist for an unsellabl
Thanks for the thoughts, Patrick. After talking with Will today, I'm going
the knurled seat post route through Rivendell.
Ben
On Monday, November 22, 2021 at 11:46:23 AM UTC-6 Patrick Moore wrote:
> I've had seatposts slip and fixed them in 4 ways:
>
> 1. Clamps with integrated bolt: Lots of blu
I've had seatposts slip and fixed them in 4 ways:
1. Clamps with integrated bolt: Lots of blue Loctite, tho' I think there
may be a (green?) version meant just for this.
Fiber gel meant for CF seatposts also seemed to work, but I didn't rely on
that as long as I did the blue Loctite. Blue L did w
Thanks, Karl. I'm going to try to shim the Atlantis with a can tonight and
see if it holds on my commute tomorrow. If not, I'll find someone locally
who can alter the seatposts.
Ben
On Monday, November 22, 2021 at 9:25:59 AM UTC-6 kwi...@weimar.edu wrote:
> I had the same seat post slippage pr
I had the same seat post slippage problem with my 2018 Roadini. I phoned
Rivendell, and the chap on the phone was not very helpful. I tried the
carbon paste stuff; worked okay for a bit, but then the problem came back.
In the end, I had Chris Kelly (framebuilder in Nevada City) put the seat
post
I'm having the same issue on two bikes, a 2019 Atlantis with 26.8mm tube
and a 2013 Sam with 27.2mm. Kalloy posts on both bikes. I reset my SH last
night, marked it with a sharpie, and the sharpie mark was buried in the
seat post after a my 3 mile ride. Now...I'm 210 pounds so I get that I'm
go
If you want to shim with class, head over to ACE and get a package of brass
shimstock. The package has various thicknesses starting with thinnest to
thickest. Start with thinnest :^) The neat thing about it is that you can
wrap the post (maybe half way or a bit more), slide it in and clamp it do
Haha I was the one that bought Collin's Clem H from him (and eventually
reamed out the seat tube like he mentioned), and before finding that
solution I did in fact break the binder bolt off trying to super-tighten
it. There was a lot of torque that it still slipped under before I
eventually bro
Nice. I like that advice. I was scared to tighten too much. I'm not
scared anymore
On Friday, September 10, 2021 at 10:06:05 AM UTC-7 Andrew Huston wrote:
> My Clem H had the same issue. I called Riv and Grant told me to crank on
> the bolt until it doesn’t slip. He said the bolt or nut woul
My Clem H had the same issue. I called Riv and Grant told me to crank on
the bolt until it doesn’t slip. He said the bolt or nut would break
Before I would damage anything. I cranked and it quit slipping. He also
offered the knurling option.
On Friday, September 10, 2021 at 6:02:51 AM UTC-4 Eri
Another anecdotal point...I tried the S65 in the hopes it would solve the
slipping problem but it did not. The knurling on the el-cheapo kalloy that
came with the Clem did, however.
Collin, "It rained" in Sacramento
On Friday, September 10, 2021 at 8:55:57 AM UTC-7 ack...@gmail.com wrote:
> S
So much good info. Glad I am not alone here. Gonna reclean the seat tube
and apply the Blue Friction Grease again. Guessing it won't work, so next
will be the Coke can method. Also gonna switch to a Crystal Fellow seat
post.
Thanks again for all the help.
Alex
On Friday, September 10,
If you want max torque to clamp the seatpost use a quick release type
binder bolt. The one Riv sells is the Sunlite stainless steel version,
6x55mm, not to be confused with the other Sunlite version which just says
steel and comes with steel spacers.
On Friday, September 10, 2021 at 9:33:42 AM
I’ve found that some brands are slightly (not “nominally;” it’s a tiny but real
difference) bigger than others; eg: Am Classic vs Syncro.
Patrick Moore
iPhone
> On Sep 10, 2021, at 4:02 AM, EricP wrote:
>
> Am assuming when you say you replaced the bolt, you also replaced the nut? I
> have f
Am assuming when you say you replaced the bolt, you also replaced the nut?
I have found that nylock seatpost nuts don't allow me to fully torque down
on the frame to hold the post.
On my Clem, a Kalloy Uno seatpost, in black, seems to not slip as much. But
my issue is excess body weight, not a
With the clamp bolt loosened, is the seatpost a good or loose fit in the
seat tube? A seatpost should fit in the frame with no perceptible slop
before the clamp bolt is tightened. My Appaloosa was nominally supposed to
take a 26.8mm seatpost, and a 26.8mm seatpost was supplied with the frame.
B
I like the suggestions above. It used to be a standard practice with a new
frame to take sand paper to the INSIDE of your seat tube to remove any
burrs or bits that may have been left in there when they fabricated the
frame. I am sure there are people on this group that would be able to
sugge
As David H suggested, carbon fiber paste, or anti seize lube. It's just
gritty enough to stop the slippage.
On Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 1:37:52 PM UTC-7 Collin A wrote:
> You don't appreciate this 'feature' of the automatic dropper post? ;)
>
> Yup, I had this issue occur on my 2017 Clem H
You don't appreciate this 'feature' of the automatic dropper post? ;)
Yup, I had this issue occur on my 2017 Clem H with the 26.8 seatpost.
What worked, was getting the seatpost knurled by Riv (for free, just pay
for shipping) OR what was later done was getting the seatpost reamed to
27.0 and u
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