How To Fix Slipping Seatpost In 4 Simple Steps. Tutorial.

hi everybody here is sick biker if you are experiencing your saddle going down automatically and you don't have a dropper post that means your seat post is just slipping down into the seat tube of your frame and you are on the good way to actually damaging your frame so let's see how to go about this problem in four simple steps I'm ready now step one just as with any problem solving we should always start with the most obvious things and here at the system that would be checking whether this fixing bolt isn't loose now I'm not saying we should tighten it even more because that's the most common mistake and it can lead to the frame frame damage especially the cover one but just checking whether it's not true so this bolt isn't loose that's not the problem but we can also have a different type of the seat clamp the seat post clamp on your bike can also have a quick release so that we don't have to use any tools in order to fasten the seat post or open it I'm opening it and as you can see the seat post this goes down now some users of this type of clamp don't know it has the micro adjustment it can be a barrel adjustment or also some let's say four millimeters allen key and if it's not tighten just firm enough it will not hold to your seat post while you're sitting on it so make sure you use the micro adjustment to adjust it just right for your seat post and it doesn't have to be extremely firm just from a nap so that you can sit on the seat post and it doesn't slip down now step two will be degrees and step 3 will be greased the question is where we want to have the grease and where the grease will not really help us so step two degreasing we should degrees the seat post and the seat tube of our frame inside so that part should be clean and degrease the seat tube as well some will tell you that we don't use the grease only on the carbon parts and we definitely want to have it on the alloy frame I will tell you if you going to keep your bike in the storage room for five years do it if you're going to use your bike and clean your seat post maybe once or twice a year don't do it and if your seat both is really slipping down don't use degrees so this surface here and the inside surface of your frame should be clean and degrease adding some special paste it's called carbon paste but it can also be used for for alloy which will increase the friction between the seat the seat post and the seat tube is very good idea once we know what should be degrees and clean it is now a good idea to know where the grease will really help us and that our seat post clamp let's just remove this one from the bike and this one is pretty huge as you can see we should of course clean the whole seat post and put grease everywhere where it will help us to a lock and the seat post or if you are using the allen key to actually fasten it around our tip of the frame so putting the grease on the bolt is very good idea putting the grease right here but there is some friction between between the lever and the seat post clamp is really good idea and on the alloy frames we are also putting some grease right here so that there is even less friction and the seat box will be fastened easier that's the thing we should use grease for on the carbon frames it will be same we are using degrees for the clamp for the bolt but not for the frame and now as we've done all that we simply find the right torque for our either quick release on the seat post clamp or if you are using the allen key we should also fasten our seat post clamp with the right torque remember the higher torque isn't the better we should just be use the torque that will specifically and and be shown on the seat post clamp itself especially on the carbon part it is super important to do that if it still does not work and your frame can accommodate some larger seat post clamp this one is super large maybe you have the tiny one replacing the tiny one with the larger one that will use a larger surface of of your frame in order to fasten the seat post that would work and these are the tips I would use for solving this problem thanks so much for watching let us know in the comments maybe you know some other methods for that see you soon bye [Music]

Channel: SickBiker

Views: 248,075

Keywords: slipping, sliding, seatpost, moving, seatpost clamp, how to, fix, fixing, issue, solve, grease, clamp, guide, bike, bicycle, maintenance, sickbiker, tutorial, diy

Id: s4MYoLK0h90

Length: 5min 26sec (326 seconds)

Published: Wed Jul 12 2017