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PART 3
STEP 5. Installing the Seatpost And Saddle
138692 Rev 0 (04/22)
Assembling Your Bike
GT Bicycle Owner’s Manual
• Place the bike on top of the carton on its side. Remove all packaging materials from the bike. Use
diagonal cutting pliers or stout scissors to cut the zip ties. The front wheel is nested over the left crank
arm. Carefully work the wheel forward until the front wheel spokes are free of the crank arm. Set the
front wheel aside.
• If you don’t have a work stand, place the bike back in the carton vertically, with the rear wheel down on
the bottom of the carton and the fork hanging over the end of the carton. As you do so be sure that the
fork and stem faces forward. Set in the carton this way, the bike is held upright in a convenient place for
much of the assembly work.
STEP 5. Installing the Seatpost And Saddle
• If the seatpost/saddle assembly has been removed for shipping, install it in seat tube. You may need to
slightly loosen the clamp bolt or quick-release clamping mechanism. Aluminum frames: Grease inside
the seat tube and on the seat post. Grease prevents corrosion which can cause a seatpost to seize in a
frame. Carbon frames: Use carbon paste inside the seat tube and on the seat post. Carbon paste
improves clamping of the seat post without excess torque that could cause damage. If the seat post does
not smoothly fit into the frame, do not force it. Contact your local bike retailer or call 1-800 BIKEUSA.
• There are three major types of seat post attachment: Clamp Bolt, Hidden Clamp Bolt, and Quick Release
Clamp Bolt
1. This type requires an allen wrench to tighten or loosen a bolt that clamps the seat post in the seat tube.
Hidden Clamp Bolt
1. This is very similar to the clamp bolt style, but the bolt will be recessed, hidden from sight for a cleaner,
sleeker look. For example, the hidden clamp bolt may be at the underside of the junction of the seat tube
and the top tube. Use care to identify the correct allen wrench size. Note the angle of the bolt and
carefully keep the allen wrench aligned.
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