Any question answered...

only if it'd been a very bad boy.

i didnt know about carbon and petroleum being bad together. whatever seatpost lube was used on my frame last time it totally has petroleum in is as i think i can smell it.

any kind of lube + carbon = bad shit. Don't get lube on the carbon.

Noted!

clean out your seat tube with a rag and stick

it makes it seize, it's to do with chemistry and science and shit.

5 Nm maximum for tightning with CF parts being the recco, maybe lubricants are not a good idea in terms of slip?

What is carbon assembly paste, if it isn't grease?
http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/tacx-carbon-assembly-paste-tub-80g-id37232.html

it gives more friction, like tiny grains of sand.

Ahh i get ya! like millers carbon frame that seized to his alu seatpost!

Posh swarfega Dammo

I have some if you would care to look at it- no touching mind

Ahh i get ya! like millers carbon frame that seized to his alu seatpost!

yup.

Is it for Maltese Toffs?

grease on carbon stuff cause some kind of de-lamination, not sure of the details. Try putting grease on a carbon post put it in your frame for year and try and move it. proper stuck.

a bit more info

http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12534958

Thanks for that! so all the major manufacturers say dont use grease! I shall be buying some carbon assembly paste in that case.
Also just poked a rag attached to a stick down the seat tube to remove previous lube. its this grimey vivid blue crap.

mine is pink

;)

Thanks for that! so all the major manufacturers say dont use grease! I shall be buying some carbon assembly paste in that case.
Also just poked a rag attached to a stick down the seat tube to remove previous lube. its this grimey vivid blue crap.

Carbon assembly paste is good shit. Helps grip the component so you need slightly less torque.

Carbon components consist of carbon fibers held together by an organic matrix of epoxy resin. The epoxy is inert and basically impermeable, but over long periods of time, some of the low molecular weight components of organic lube can migrate into the epoxy matrix. Incredibly little, but possibly enough to cause slight localised swelling, and thus a seized post.

I did read that, and didn't find it boring. Thanks, sf.

Nelson is a cooler name than Neil. You should rock that name with pride, being known only by your surname is most often a sign of reverence and respect.

You would normally have to become a famous writer, academic, musician, sportsperson, politician etc to earn that accolade.

Or be in prison

or be a cartoon

nelson is nelson's first name

ah yeah i forgot his surname was muntz

Nelson is an admiralable name

Yeah and Neil isnt

that looks gay, maybe stick with neil

meh.

^ negged

not really

Are Titanium forks any good?

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