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Originally Posted by Nemosengineer
As The Pedal Turns... Another episode of the Rossin build, a nice place to sit, lube for a tight post

The Rossin has a very tight seatpost tube even after all the usual prep work, this called for my "secret seatpost sauce" for final installation. Here Is the recipe, 50% anti seize and 50% wheel bearing grease, still a tight fit but no galling on installation.



That's all for now: Mike
What a great idea, thanks for sharing, another one of many things staring us right in the face.

I don't know how we got away from using good old axle grease, especially when the going gets tough, its never a bad Idea so long as you know what you're doing and don't get carried away.
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