Originally Posted by
Rob P.
If you are assembling carbon components to aluminum components without the paste there is definitely something that is "not right." The Silicone is there to stop electrolysis between the carbon and aluminum which is a VERY BAD thing that can cause catastrophic failure in a very short time. The paste is not just for grip although the grit in the paste helps when parts tolerances stack up and you have a bit of a loose fit.
This is such a well known thing that even carbon/aluminum frame builders have to use a special glue which has "beads" in the glue to keep the 2 parts separated.
Yawn.
We should be seeing dead customers and broken bars left right and center according to you. When you actually work at a high volume, high end road shop then you can start posting something that isn't 100% bull****.
You must think I don't actually work in a real bike shop that
puts bikes on the road.