Titanium seat posts
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Originally posted by petelewis
Is it safe to use a titanium seat post with a ti frame? I am led to belive that I will require some anti-seize compound to avoid any problems. Or should I just stick to an aloy or carbon post?
Your supposed to grease it anyway so I would think that would prevent it from siezing. I don't have a ti post so I don't know this firsthand though.
I have a Ti post that I haven't used yet (it's on deck, so to speak). I think there are always siezing issues with Ti stuff, which is why they make anti-sieze. Grease works too, I understand, but you may be tempted to use more of it than you should -- after all, you don't want that seatpost slipping around.
All in all though, don't worry about it if you're using the right stuff. Companies like Lightspeed and Moots have paired Ti posts with Ti frames for years.
There's no super compelling reason to select a Ti post over a carbon or alloy one, except that Ti is an interesting material. If you're considering one, that means you're in love with the idea on some level. Go for it if the price is right, says I!
All in all though, don't worry about it if you're using the right stuff. Companies like Lightspeed and Moots have paired Ti posts with Ti frames for years.
There's no super compelling reason to select a Ti post over a carbon or alloy one, except that Ti is an interesting material. If you're considering one, that means you're in love with the idea on some level. Go for it if the price is right, says I!
I've got a campy ti setpost on my litespeed, had it for about 18 months. just grease it like you would a aluminum one, no need for extra. but, I remove it for travel every so often so it might be a good idea to twist it around or something every few months. I chose campy, and its the only piece of campy gear I own, because of the saddle bracket. the clamps on the new litespeed post, similar to moots, are too damn hard to use and won't accept a saddle with carbon overlay on the rails, or any rail larger than ordinary.
You're definitely right about those closed-clamp designs; they're awesomely difficult to use. I've got a USE Alien Ti post; the alien-clamp is pretty unusual, but USE has earned a lot of devotees with it, so I figured it was worth a try. Though I haven't ridden it yet, I didn't have too much trouble doing a "dry" run with a saddle. It takes getting used to but is infinitely adjustable and seems very secure. Plus, it's kind of neat.
I had a Syncros Ti post installed on a LeMond Ti frame and used Phil Woods grease with no problems of seizing. (I've also heard you can have seizing issues using an aluminum post on a Ti frame, so a little preventive maintenance can save you a real head ache down the road). (No pun intended) 
Well actually...
The USE Ti seatpost weighs in at 149g; the Easton EC90, the one with the carbon head, weighs in at 155g. The EC70 (carbon shaft, alu head) weighs 200g.
The EC90 goes for $150+; the USE Ti goes for about $120. The EC70 goes for around $100.
Originally posted by petelewis
Is it safe to use a titanium seat post with a ti frame? I am led to belive that I will require some anti-seize compound to avoid any problems. Or should I just stick to an aloy or carbon post?
Make sure the inside of the frame is cleanly reamed. There is a tool that fits in a drill for this purpose.
Use a good quality grease.
I have used Ti post on my Ti bicycle for over 2 years and lots of different weather conditions. The post is clean as new.
I use the same preparation on all my bicycles and posts... steel, aluminun, and titanium.
Call me nuts but I remove my setapost and BB on my Ti frame every year and reinsert it with new anti-seize grease. Finish line makes Ti-prep. There are also other makes of anti-seize grease. I've heard to many horror stories on Ti and seizing so I do this nutty thing every year, like changing the clocks for daylight savings time. I don't remove my headset cups every year, but I made sure I used anti-seize on those also, when initailly pressing them into the head tube. I prefer the ant-seize rather than regular grease because of the electro-chemical additives in the anti-seize. I sleep better.
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