Carbon seatpost in OCLV frames

Terje Tho said:

Would you consider it safe to put a USE 1 Carbon Alien seat post in a 2003 OCLV 120 (5500) frame?

Go for it.

Just don't grease a carbon post in a carbon frame.

Barry

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Terje Tho said:

Would you consider it safe to put a USE 1 Carbon Alien seat post in a 2003 OCLV 120 (5500) frame?

Go for it.

Just don't grease a carbon post in a carbon frame.

Or, indeed *any* frame :-(

David E. Belcher (carbon post - greased - stuck in Columbus SLX road frame)

Dept. of Chemistry, University of York

David E. Belcher said:

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Just don't grease a carbon post in a carbon frame.

David E. Belcher (carbon post - greased - stuck in Columbus SLX road frame) Dept. of Chemistry,
University of York

Then, Carbon Addicts!, why don't you solve this problem by intentionally getting stems and/or posts
of a diameter just a tad smaller than needed, and by making them fit by adding suitable, well
greased, 'plastic' shims? The same prewventive measures could be taken against rusting steel and
against 'freezing' aluminum-rich components.

Sergio Pisa

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Terje Tho said:

Would you consider it safe to put a USE 1 Carbon Alien seat post in a 2003 OCLV 120 (5500)
frame?

Go for it.

Just don't grease a carbon post in a carbon frame.

Or, indeed *any* frame :-(

Or any post in a carbon frame. <G>

Barry

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Would you consider it safe to put a USE 1 Carbon Alien seat post in a 2003 OCLV 120 (5500) frame?
I have picked up somewhere that this might not be

the

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best idea.

I have a Weyless carbon post in my 5200, and haven't had a problem. A very tight fit though.

why don't you grease it? Would you grease it for a Ti frame?

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Terje Tho said:

Would you consider it safe to put a USE 1 Carbon Alien seat post in a

2003

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OCLV 120 (5500) frame?

Go for it.

Just don't grease a carbon post in a carbon frame.

Barry

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paul-<< why don't you grease it? Would you grease it for a Ti frame?

It will slip, and yes grease for a ti frameset.

I don't understand this. Why would it slip?

Also, why grease at all? As I understand from Jobst's comments, grease is the cause of frozen stems
and seatposts due to it's tendency to form grease/water emulsions, thereby capturing the water (near
the aluminum) so it'll be more likely to corrode.

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