Obviously the goal is to not turn too tight but sometimes it just happens. Not sure if I should leave as is or if the clamp is okay to have movement on/around the seat post. Thank you.
by TheDrewth
Obviously the goal is to not turn too tight but sometimes it just happens. Not sure if I should leave as is or if the clamp is okay to have movement on/around the seat post. Thank you.
by TheDrewth
8 Comments
I wouldn’t, that’s not how it’s designed to work and not only would it scratch the seat post, it would also likely not get back to its original position (because there’s torque being applied when you do a tight turn and the bike leans, but upon straightening the bike the torque in the opposite direction will not be nearly as much as likely won’t bring the whole thing back straight).
I’d look at how tight the seat post is clamped to the frame first and tighten that first.
You definitely don’t want that clamp to move on the seat post. You can dump your kid that way. I’d remove the seat post, clean it, make sure there’s no grit in the seat tube, make sure there’s no grit on the clamp, make sure that everything’s within spec tolerances, tighten it back up and try again on a test ride.
I rode my kids on a trail-a-bike thing for 5 years (spread between the two) and never had issues with the post twisting.
I have one those WeeRide trailers with exactly the same clamp and it has ruined the finish on two seat posts, even when wrapping the seatpost in protective tape first, as no matter how tight I made it, it would slip on the post.
I had to learn to modify riding and not do any tight, slow cornering at all (makes getting the whole rig out of awkward spots pretty challenging).
My seatpost never turned though, so you should definitely do as advised, and clean up yours and retighten it.
I used carbon paste on my seatpost stop it seizing but it also helps stop it slipping.
How about intentionally leaving it loose on the seatpost so it swivels ? Put some locking nuts on to prevent it from getting looser ?
Dude, no. Just don’t do tight turns.
If it wasn’t canti you can clamp it to the frame between the seat stays, maybe?
Mine does this two but not to much.
clean up the hinges: mine were stiff from sitting and i had the same problem. soaked them in WD and then lube and it works like new