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Pages: 1 luv2ridemycalfee new member Reged: 06/01/07 Posts: 3 Loc: NJ Seatpost sleeve #8814 - 06/01/07 03:29 AM (24.149.154.243) Edit Reply Quote I've owned my Calfee Tetra for 5 years and I'm now replacing the Campy Record carbon seatpost for a Thompson Masterpiece. The Campy seatpost was very very tight when I first inserted it and it was just as bad, actually worse, getting it back out. The seatpost was never exposed to grease so that's not the problem. I was wondering if anyone knows what the seat tube sleeve is made of. Is it a titanium or a carbon sleeve? Somebody suggested that maybe using a 27.2 mm seat tube reamer on it would correct the problem. I know people do that for metal frames but what about a Calfee carbon frame with that sleeve in it? I want to do something before trying to insert that Thompson seatpost so I don't have the same problem. Any suggestions? Post Extras: dfcas contributor Reged: 12/19/03 Posts: 139 Re: Seatpost sleeve [Re: luv2ridemycalfee] #8816 - 06/01/07 12:31 PM (72.84.54.61) Edit Reply Quote The seatpost sleeve is fiberglass to prevent galvanic corrosion if an aluminum post is used.if you have a tight fit,then I would use grease. i would not ream the interior of the seattube as you may create a slipping problem. -------------------- no signature Post Extras: luv2ridemycalfee new member Reged: 06/01/07 Posts: 3 Loc: NJ Re: Seatpost sleeve [Re: dfcas] #8819 - 06/01/07 01:44 PM (24.149.154.243) Edit Reply Quote Thanks for identifying the sleeve material. Fiberglass would make sense from a corrosion standpoint. I agree that reaming the sleeve would probably not have the desired outcome. Fiberglass is a pretty inert material so I guess it would be OK to use grease with the aluminum seatpost. Post Extras: luv2ridemycalfee new member Reged: 06/01/07 Posts: 3 Loc: NJ Re: Seatpost sleeve [Re: luv2ridemycalfee] #8821 - 06/01/07 05:01 PM (24.149.154.243) Edit Reply Quote Tried using grease on the seatpost but it was still very tight. Decided to use the reaming tool and that worked great. Apparently that fiberglass sleeve wasn't very uniform. So, problem solved. I ordered this frame directly from Calfee and it makes me wonder why things like this aren't done when a frame is shipped out. After recently having problems installing an FSA Mego Exo BB and crank, I learned the BB shell isn't faced after painting. Maybe that's changed since I bought the frame since the newer bottom brackets with external bearings require a tighter tolerance for BB shell width. Post Extras: Nev captain Reged: 05/03/04 Posts: 373 Loc: Never where I want to be Re: Seatpost sleeve [Re: luv2ridemycalfee] #8822 - 06/01/07 09:02 PM (66.236.147.253) Edit Reply Quote And remember Calfee says: It's OK to grease your post! Grease and carbon fiber do get along. Post Extras: Pages: 1

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