INSTALLING THE SEATPOST
NOTE: TO ACCOUNT FOR SAG THE INITIAL SUSPENSION TRAVEL WHEN YOU SIT DOWN, YOUR
SADDLE SHOULD BE POSITIONED APPROXIMATELY 5 MM HIGHER AND 4 MM FURTHER FORWARD
THAN YOUR SADDLE POSITION WHEN USING A RIGID SEATPOST.
1. Prior to removing your existing post, you may wish to measure and record the existing height,
fore-aft position, and tilt angle of your saddle for future reference.
2. Remove your existing seatpost and saddle. Clean the inside of the bicycle’s seat tube and ensure that
the inside of the seat tube is free of burrs and sharp edges. Apply a thin layer of grease to the inside of
the seat tube. DO NOT grease seat tubes of carbon frames unless specied by the frame manufacturer.
3. Insert the seatpost into your bicycle seat tube to the approximate desired height. Do not twist the
seatpost during insertion. Ensure that the seatpost is inserted far enough into the seat tube that the
minimum insertion line on the seatpost is not visible above the frame’s seatpost clamp.
4. Tighten the bicycle’s seatpost clamp bolt according to the bicycle manufacturer’s torque specication.
ADJUSTING ELASTOMERS
The seatpost is designed to be ridden with no adjustment to the elastomers. The as-built conguration
is designed to work for the vast majority of riders and riding conditions. Additional (extra soft or extra
rm) elastomers are available (sold separately), but we strongly recommend rst riding with the
standard elastomer combination before considering changes.
If you determine that you would prefer to try a softer or stier elastomer, you will nd instructions for
changing elastomers included with the additional elastomer kit.
MAINTENANCE
The ShockStop Seatpost is designed to run quietly and smoothly with minimal maintenance.
If you encounter any issues with your seatpost, please visit www.redshiftsports.com/faq for instructional
NOTE: DO NOT USE GREASE OR ANY LUBRICATION ON PIVOT BUSHINGS. THEY ARE DESIGNED TO
RUN DRY AND WILL PERFORM BETTER AND LAST LONGER WITH NO LUBRICANT.
8. Position the saddle in the desired fore-aft position within the saddle clamp.
9. Use a 4mm hex wrench to adjust the saddle angle by tightening or loosening the front or rear saddle
clamp bolts. Once the desired saddle angle is achieved, alternately tighten both bolts in quarter turn
increments, using a torque wrench for the front bolt and a standard hex wrench for the rear bolt. Stop
tightening both bolts once the front bolt reaches 6 N-m of torque. Do not exceed 9 N-m.
WARNING! ADJUSTING THE SADDLE CLAMP TILT BEYOND ITS RANGE MAY DAMAGE THE SEATPOST:
WHEN TIGHTENING THE REAR BOLT TILTING REARWARD, THE UPPER SADDLE CLAMP MUST NOT BE IN
CONTACT WITH THE REAR PORTION OF THE LINKAGE MECHANISM.
WHEN TIGHTENING THE FRONT BOLT TILTING FORWARD, THERE MUST BE A GAP OF
AT LEAST 2MM BETWEEN THE UPPER SADDLE CLAMP AND THE UPPER LINKAGE.
WARNING! DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN SADDLE CLAMP BOLTS! OVERTIGHTENING MAY LEAD TO
SEATPOST FAILURE, POTENTIALLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. ALWAYS USE A TORQUE
WRENCH WHEN ADJUSTING SADDLE CLAMP BOLTS.
11. Install fender against rear linkage by placing the fender magnet on the front saddle clamp bolt.
12. Adjust saddle height if necessary.
5. Use a 4mm hex wrench to loosen the saddle clamp bolts
until the threads are barely engaged in the nuts. Install
the saddle between the upper and lower clamp. Some
saddle rail shapes may require the bolts to be fully
unthreaded from the nuts to install the saddle.
NOTE: POSITION LOWER CLAMP WITH LONGER RAIL
SUPPORTS TOWARD THE BACK OF THE SADDLE
6. If installing the seatpost fender, completely remove rear
saddle clamp bolt from the nut, loop fender o-ring
around bolt under the upper saddle clamp, and reinstall
bolt as shown in the picture.
O-RING
TETHER
!
!
PRO TIP: Stick the
fender magnet to
your saddle’s rails to
keep it out of the
way while you
make adjustments.
BACK OF
SADDLE
FRONT OF
SADDLE
7. Use a 4mm hex wrench to lightly tighten the front and rear clamp bolts to
hold the saddle in place. Make sure that the hex wrench is inserted completely
into the hex hole in the bolt heads to avoid damaging or stripping the bolt.
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WARRANTY
We stand behind the products we sell and want you to have an amazing experience with your Redshift
components. Warranty details and return instructions for all Redshift products can be found at
www.redshiftsports.com/warranty
