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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: dcostello on September 16, 2007, 04:23 PM

Title: newbie seatpost Q
Post by: dcostello on September 16, 2007, 04:23 PM

Hey.

I haven't built bikes since I was a kid and just getting back into it.

Probably an obvious question to you guys but...

I have an elina UL seat/post that basically refuses to go any further than about 1 inch inside the seat tube of my '93 GT pro Series.

I was thinking about greasing the post or tube a little and seeing if that helped but thought it might not be a good idea.

Then, I saw a youtube video of a guy doing a new school build from scratch and he put grease in the seat tube!

Ok, so,  can I do it? Will it help to get the post into the tube?

Thanks in advance fellas!

Title: Re: newbie seatpost Q
Post by: Moose on September 16, 2007, 04:38 PM

You can put grease on it - no problem.

Also check inside the seat tube of the GT. There might be a burr or something preventing the post going in

Title: Re: newbie seatpost Q
Post by: darkersomeday on September 16, 2007, 04:39 PM

i put grease or anti-seize on all my posts dude :daumenhoch:

if its very tight or theres dirt or whatever stopping it "sliding in" you could clean out the seat tube,

best of luck with it,

Title: Re: newbie seatpost Q
Post by: dcostello on September 16, 2007, 09:26 PM

Thanks for the help!

Felt around inside and couldn't feel anything the other night but I'll have another try and possibly inspect with a torch and then a file (if there's a burr).
It's pretty tight in there and I did notice that the original GT seatpost is slightly slightly slightly thinner. It had a mm or two of rattle space when placed  inside the seatpost of an 83 redline 600a.

Oh well, I'll investigate further and get some grease on too.

d.