Seat clamp and seatpost scratches ... is everything still alright?
07-18-12, 11:39 AM
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Seat clamp and seatpost scratches ... is everything still alright?
I was washing my bike today and because I was changing my seat height a little bit higher, I also unscrewed the eat clamp bolt and saw that the situation around the area where the seatpost dissapears into the frame was quite dirty. So I pulled the entire seatpost out of the frame as well as the seat clamp. The seat post had a palpable scratch on the back of it along with it having stain marks that could not be wiped off, and the area of the frame where the seat clamp is fastened on looked like it has paint chipped off (see pictures). I'd just like to know if this is okay, i.e. if it isn't a problem I should be concerned with, but normal wear that is to be expected.
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Thanks a lot!
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Thanks a lot!
07-18-12, 12:15 PM
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Looks like nothing more than a cosmetic issue.
The decals/paint/ clearcoat on a seat post are going to get scuffed where the seatpost goes into the frame.
As for the frame, it looks like either the clamp scuffed off the clearcoat, or the clear coat was put on with the clamp already in place. Should not be a problem
The decals/paint/ clearcoat on a seat post are going to get scuffed where the seatpost goes into the frame.
As for the frame, it looks like either the clamp scuffed off the clearcoat, or the clear coat was put on with the clamp already in place. Should not be a problem
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07-19-12, 06:43 AM
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That's good to hear, that it isn't an abnormal situation. I didn't tkae the seat clamp off before this time, so I don't really know what the situation was at the beginning (if the paint was already chipped or not). The main thing is, that it's not anything serious. Thank you for your answer
