Quote from: leogeo on November 10, 2026, 12:52:50 AMDid you have any problems with the seatpost clamp screw? I had to readjust seatpost height a few times during my first rides to find the perfect height and the screw was coming loose during riding...i guess because of the Vibrations. I will test with some loctite on the threads again and hope that will do it.

fwiw, on my OEM frame, torque spec on that screw is like 8, or 10, or 12, i forgot, but it's a high number. Inversely, some manufacturers give very low values, like 5. There are some weird designs that are prone to cracking (Pinarello and clones, including also the VRT, for example (the grub screws that tighten behind the seat post), but for "typical" clamps (in front of the post, not behind it), i'm left thinking that nobody really tested these low torque values. I'm over 80kg and have no patience for slipping seat posts, and i've never actually heard of seat posts cracking at the clamp, so i'm not saying you should tighten to 12, but i would tighten more, and add grip paste, before thinking of using loctite on the thread. if you dont have enough compression / friction, loctite or not, the seat post will slip.

Quote from: Serge_K on November 10, 2026, 02:33:30 AMfwiw, on my OEM frame, torque spec on that screw is like 8, or 10, or 12, i forgot, but it's a high number. Inversely, some manufacturers give very low values, like 5. There are some weird designs that are prone to cracking (Pinarello and clones, including also the VRT, for example (the grub screws that tighten behind the seat post), but for "typical" clamps (in front of the post, not behind it), i'm left thinking that nobody really tested these low torque values. I'm over 80kg and have no patience for slipping seat posts, and i've never actually heard of seat posts cracking at the clamp, so i'm not saying you should tighten to 12, but i would tighten more, and add grip paste, before thinking of using loctite on the thread. if you dont have enough compression / friction, loctite or not, the seat post will slip.

Thanks for the tips. I was not exceeding 5-6 nm yet, maybe i will try a bit more. but i already used muc off gripper assembly paste and i had the impression that the seatpost held really well inside the frame but the screw came lose. So i tightened it to 5-6nm then drive some time and when i checked the screw had became lose

Quote from: leogeo on November 10, 2026, 12:52:50 AMNice Build That gold chain would look good on my black frame i guess...will have to look at this chain!

Did you have any problems with the seatpost clamp screw? I had to readjust seatpost height a few times during my first rides to find the perfect height and the screw was coming loose during riding...i guess because of the Vibrations. I will test with some loctite on the threads again and hope that will do it.

Might look even better on a black frame!
No issues with the seatpost clamp for me. I've only done two rides on it, but the seatpost is holding firm so far.