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Slipping seat post. Sore test icicles.
Having recently built a rather lovely singular osperey into a randonneur type bike I am having trouble witht he seatpost. It seems to slip under load, particularly when transporting beer home from the shop in the saddle bag. Any recommendations for a decent seatpost that will not slip and poke the saddle into my test icicles in a most unpleasant fashion? Currently using something not dissimilar to this
http://www.rutlandcycling.com/15546/System-EX-SeatPost-.html
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I assume you mean the post is slipping down, not the saddle itself moving. I had similar on my Bob Jackson (more info on the issue here http://danmitch.typepad.com/a_bike_build/2011/11/a-week-on.html ) and fixed it with some carbon seatpost spray. You could also try a grease such as Copperslip which I use on rails / seatpost normally.
Hope this helps - Dan
yes cranked up as tight as I could get it.
Stupid question, but have your got it tighten up enough?