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PART 2
Carbon Fiber Seat Posts
138692 Rev 0 (04/22)
Section A. Important Safety Information
GT Bicycle Owner’s Manual
1. Make sure the seat post, seat binder, and
seat tube are clean.
2. Apply small amount of a carbon seat post gel
to seat post surface. The gel adds desirable
friction and minimizes corrosion. It will help
keep your seat post in place.
3 Position the seat binder on the seat tube
with the binder slot (A) opposite the seat
tube slot (b). Locating the binder slot
opposite the seat tube slot reduces the
chances of cracking from deformation or
accidental overtightening.
4. Insert the seat post and tighten the seat
binder to the specified torque with an
accurate torque wrench. Consult the seat
post manufacturer’s instructions for torque
information.
5. Check tightening torques of the saddle to
seat post clamp bolts. Too much torque may
break the bolts. Too little torque will result
in movement which leads to fatigue and bolt
breakage.
Carbon Fiber Seat Posts
Care And Maintenance
Inserting the Seat Post
Check the seat tube (1) opening , and slot (2)
carefully for sharp edges or burrs. Anything that
can scratch, score, gouge, or cut the seat post
can cause serious damage leading to breakage
of the seat post.
Sharp edges or burrs can be removed by hand
by lightly sanding with a very fine sandpaper
(400 grit). The should feel very smooth without
jagged edges or nicks.
(1)
(2)
Figure 32.
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