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Originally Posted by sc_rufctr View Post
FWIW I've never seen a seat-post fail/break... But they like to get stuck REGULARLY!

Carbon grip paste works well in Carbon frames.

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•. Carbon posts in carbon frames also get stuck. You MUST remove them on occasion and re-apply the paste.

• I just binned a CF seatpost that had gotten a chip somehow and then proceeded to delaminate and splinter.

• I've also destroyed a few alloy posts in the process of removing them from a steel or alloy frame.
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