Originally Posted by madbiker555
Is the seatpost lubed well?
Yes, I have tried lubing it.
Originally Posted by alcahueteria
I've seen it hit the water bottle bolts before but hadn't heard of this problem. I'd think the seat tube may actually taper near the bottom for structures sake, though I don't see the benefit. I might suggest putting the post in until it binds then marking the post and pulling it out and measuring that against the tube to see if there is anything notible there, like maye the linkage weld or something that just might make it act weird.
It ends up right around the middle of the suspension weld there. However, looking down it it seems normal.