Hi – I’m having some issues with saddle slippage, particularly tilt
I’ve torqued the bolt to 10nm (which is fairly scary with a carbon railed saddle) but after a few hours riding it keeps loosening
Not a problem I’ve had before with other bikes and the same saddle. Thread lock? Go past 10nm?
TIA
by oobaa-blue
2 Comments
Thread lock wont help with with the saddle just slipping in the rails, what you need to do is disassemble it clean everything thoroughly with something like isopropyl alcohol and then reassemble with carbon friction paste. Unfortunately this is a common issue.
Are they oval saddle rails (rather than round)?
If yes then you need the ‘superlight’ pentaclip designed for the oval carbon rails (as used by Brompton too in the T Line)
Else you probably aren’t gripping the rails properly