double seat clamp as carbon paste alternative?

Sta81
Sta81 Posts: 56
edited February 2013 in Workshop
Hello everyone...
doing some upgrades on my cannondale supersix and have purchased a carbon seatpost...Now i know that i should use carbon paste so that the post won't slip, so how about this double seat post clamp?? http://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;n ... duct=32618

has anyone got it or something similar to it? waste of money or worth considering??
cheers guys!!

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  • jomoj
    jomoj Posts: 777
    why dont you want to use carbon paste? Its probably cheaper than a seat post clamp
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    can be good in that you can remove the post and replace it exactly at the same height.

    (dont undo the top clamp).
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  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    nicklouse wrote:
    can be good in that you can remove the post and replace it exactly at the same height.

    (dont undo the top clamp).

    Though my Ribble has a little plastic collar that serves the same purpose for less weight and more subtlety!
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  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    Carbon paste is not essential it simply means you can achieve the same level of grip for less torque.

    Insert it dry and torque it up as per recommendations and if it stays put then job done.

    I have mine in dry and its fine.
    Yellow is the new Black.
  • toasted whippet
    toasted whippet Posts: 49
    I got a free small clamp with a recent carbon post, and wondered what it was for - it must be for a similar purpose to this.
  • rrsodl
    rrsodl Posts: 486
    Rolf F wrote:
    nicklouse wrote:
    can be good in that you can remove the post and replace it exactly at the same height.

    (dont undo the top clamp).

    Though my Ribble has a little plastic collar that serves the same purpose for less weight and more subtlety!

    I got a little plastic collar with my seatpost too. It does the job well. I also follow recommendations to use the seat clamp the other way around to prevent braking the seat post.
  • foggymike
    foggymike Posts: 862
    I'm completely baffled as to why you wouldn't just use carbon paste :?:

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