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Chaley
Hoping someone can help me and avoid me throwing my frame into a lake or killing it with fire.
I bought a BMC SLX01 second-hand on here a while back which features a new and useless take on an old system of securing a seatpost which worked perfectly well. It essentially the same idea as a quill stem, but as it needs to deal with much more load, doesn't stay where it's supposed to. I've tried so much to stop it slipping - torque to settings, torque above settings, carbon paste, hairspray(!). None of which has worked. At best, it'll hold for one ride. It's incredibly frustrating as it's a pretty cool frame and stiff AF, but due to the slippage issue, I now hate it with my whole heart.
My last resort is going to be a bit of innertube and a jubilee clip on the seat post just above where it meets the seat tube. Definitely questionable on a carbon seatpost, but I really don't know what else to do at this point short of getting it at the right height for me and liberally applying epoxy for a 'for-life' fix.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Pic below for reference.
Thanks,
Tom