Originally Posted by
Jaytron
Scrod,
Have you ever dealt with a seat post that had its paint scrape off it into the seat tube this causing it to slip even when torqued down? This Deda RS01 seatpost is killing me. I think I just have to take it off, sand off the pain that came off (the white lettering) on the inside of the seat tube, and try again. It's slipping enough to be about 1cm a week or so of riding.
I've never had that trouble at all. The white lettering coming off shouldn't be enough to make it slip. Even though you're working with steel and aluminum, maybe you should try carbon installation paste (which has a gritty texture) instead of grease.