Seatclamp Torque for XCR seat tube and Eriksen Ti Post

[Jim]

Hi Folks,

I’ve got a frame with an XCR seat tube with a 27.2 Eriksen Sweetpost including a plastic shim.

I’m getting regular slippage. Just wondering what a safe/appropriate torque for the clamp bolt would be?

Any other suggestions to stop the movement over bumpy Scottish roads?

Jim Collinson

[Eric Estlund]

Carbon assembly paste

[Jim]

Yeah, I've pasted it already... no joy.

Jim Collinson

[Eric Estlund]

You might try swapping the shim before over-torquing. Cane Creek makes some really nice aluminum ones, and USE has some pretty swell plastic versions.

[Matthew Strongin]

You might try swapping the shim before over-torquing. Cane Creek makes some really nice aluminum ones, and USE has some pretty swell plastic versions.

I had to do this with my steel Gaulzetti. The 3T post would slip no matter what with the original shim. I pulled that out and replaced it with a Cane Creek shim and the problem went away immediately.