Slipping seatposts are a nightmare!!!
Just thought to drop a thread on this topic so riders can vent and also share tips on how they've solved it.
Here are some tips that may help:
- Carbon paste (did not help in my case).
- Take out the clamp and clean with degreaser then add some lube to help with the slide lock action.
- Check the clamp bolt specs / length (helped in my case).
- Use fiberglass mesh tape (big help in my case).
- Change the clamp (maybe the clamp is bad in the first place).
*** Maybe only buy frames with traditional circular clamps and skip on proprietary seatposts and the coolness of modern frame designs
I wish there is an open mold out there that has done integrated seatpost like the Giant TCR Advance SL then we can stay away from clamps altogether. So far I only know of the LTK007-ISP but it is not a disc frame.
