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Carbon seatpost help
I've just bought a carbon seatpost for the hardtail. I'm wondering can I just drop it in and tighten up as normal, or do I need to use some sort of anti-slip paste? It's an alumimium frame.
New Seatpost
As some of you will know I was lucky enough to receive the gift of a Thompson Masterpiece seatpost recently.
Fitted it today - and very swish it is too. Am impressed with the adjustment (tilt especially) mechanism and overall looks a quality product.
The old one (a Ritchey Comp) had a tendency to slip sometimes despite cranking up the clamp silly-like. Am hoping the slight, 'ribbed for your pleasure', feeling of the Thompson will stop that.
The Masterpiece is also a whopping 110g lighter[1] than the Ritchey it replaces - niiiice!
Thanks all! 
[1] As measured by myself - the claimed weights are 305g 'v' 193g.