Believe it or don’t- the actual Rivendell instructions say to grease the seat binder bolt.
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seatpost not slipping along the Rouge River
I’ll keep you updated- next post will be about the knocking while pedaling.
RE: Believe it or don’t- the actual Rivendell instructions say to grease the seat binder bolt.
Yes I believe as this is a standard practice to prevent corrosion leading to stuck seat posts in seat tubes over time.
You probably know that for carbon tubes and seat posts, there is a special kind of grease that helps prevent slipping.