I'm fancying a Thomson post for the Soul but the frame has scratched the Easton post that's currently in there. There must be a couple of burrs around the frame slot.
Is it worth getting it reamed by bike shop or should I just MTFU and take a file to it myself?
Just use a half moon shaped file to take the edges off around the clamp,worked for me.
Use a small flap wheel sander on a power drill...
In my uni workshop the head of the 'shop had a lovely de-burring tool he kept in his overall pocket 🙂
Failing that a file might do you.
You'll be able to feel any burrs around the top of the tube if you're careful - if the burr is lower down at say the seat stay junction you might struggle?
You see it's things like that which really show up the poor attention to detail that has become common place with too many manufacturer.
I hardly think its something thats got any better or worse really?
True, but I guess I was reflecting on the modern trend of boutique brands like Cotic; bikes look higher quality on the outside than they used to and therefore you would expect the quality on the inside to be comparable.
The quality of finishing that you can see on the boutique brands like Cotic, On One, Dialled, Cove, Intense, Turner, Curtis et al is amazing but all too often the quality that you can't see is lacking.
Intense are a case in point; amazing brand, fab looking bikes, awesome welds etc, but they are about as well aligned as the San Andreas fault and consequently everyone I know who has one has to change their bearings every 12 months because they wear out.
true.
get it reamed properly if you want the smoothest surface for you seatpost
You'll find a Thomson post is slightly looser in the frame than the Easton one, so careful with the reaming. Also, is it a recent Soul, with the black coating on the inside of the seat-tube?