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Carbon and grease
It's recommended not to use grease on carbon seatposts but i never
hear anybody about forks with carbon steerers. I have a new frame which has such a fork. I'm certain the steerer will get grease on it in the places where it passes the headset. Any recommendations to prevent this? I was thinking of wrapping the steerer in electrical isolation tape near the headset. |
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Ronald- but i never
hear anybody about forks with carbon steerers. I have a new frame which has such a fork. I'm certain the steerer will get grease on it in the places where it passes the headset. Any recommendations to prevent this? BRBR Grease isn't like an acid when it comes into contact with carbon, like on a steerer. Just wipe it off, a wee residual won't hurt it. Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St. Boulder, CO, 80302 (303)440-3535 http://www.vecchios.com "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene" |
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"Ronald" wrote in message ...
It's recommended not to use grease on carbon seatposts but i never hear anybody about forks with carbon steerers. I have a new frame which has such a fork. I'm certain the steerer will get grease on it in the places where it passes the headset. Any recommendations to prevent this? I was thinking of wrapping the steerer in electrical isolation tape near the headset. I think the problem with grease on carbon seatposts is that the carbon will be extra slick and the clamp will not hold the seatpost in position. And then someone will put extra pressure on the clamp and destroy the seat cluster or the seatpost. I don't think the problem is the grease will degrade the carbon fiber of the seatpost. So for your carbon fork steerer, don't put grease under the spot where the stem clamps onto the steerer. Don't worry about grease from the headset touching the carbon steerer in other places. |
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