Installing Carbon Seatpost

Measure the frame and post with calipers, one of them is out of spec.

"Chris Agostino" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I'm having a problem installing a carbon Deda seatpost into a carbon
Orbea frame. Both are supposed to be 27.2 mm, but I can only get about
4 cm of the seatpost into the seat tube. I have tried putting grease on
the seatpost, as well as into the seat tube. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Chris

Chris Agostino said:

I'm having a problem installing a carbon Deda seatpost into a carbon
Orbea frame. Both are supposed to be 27.2 mm, but I can only get about
4 cm of the seatpost into the seat tube. I have tried putting grease on
the seatpost, as well as into the seat tube. Any suggestions?

One: don't grease a carbon fiber seatpost.

Once greased, you'll have to put too much force on the clamp to hold
-- more force than the CF post was designed to endure.

I'd have the ID of the seat tube and the OD of the seapost measured to
make sure they're really compatible.

If the SP is correct size , a light flex hone into the seat tube,
LIGHT...NO grease for carbon/ carbon.

hammer?

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Measure the frame and post with calipers, one of them is out of spec.

"Chris Agostino" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I'm having a problem installing a carbon Deda seatpost into a carbon
Orbea frame. Both are supposed to be 27.2 mm, but I can only get about
4 cm of the seatpost into the seat tube. I have tried putting grease on
the seatpost, as well as into the seat tube. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Chris

Quoted message said:

I'm having a problem installing a carbon Deda seatpost into a carbon
Orbea frame. Both are supposed to be 27.2 mm, but I can only get about
4 cm of the seatpost into the seat tube. I have tried putting grease on
the seatpost, as well as into the seat tube. Any suggestions?

Do NOT put grease on a carbon seatpost. The clear finish, on the
seatpost, reacts with the grease, and eventually turns it into glue. You
won't be able to get it out. This is from a PAINFUL experience I had. I
eventually got it out, or I should say the kid at the bike shop got it out.
He had some mighty powerful arms. Talk about friction, I've never seen
anything like it. Myself, I could rotate it a quarter of turn, at a time,
with my measly arms, but it would not go up. Thanks to that strong kid, but
it almost defeated him too. Carbon seatposts are the way to go though.
Love 'um. But like the previous posts, I would get a cheap alu post of the
same size to see if it fits. If it does, then the carbon one is not the
right size.