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Re: Went out today on the Vitus hoping to do about 50k, but after about 15 minutes, the saddle started to move, as the grub screw loosened due to the damaged threads. So turned around, and cycled about 1k uphill out of the saddle to a local garage to ask if they had a Helicoil kit. No problem...

Re: Lovely bike, the alloy finish with yellow transfers/ tape if great. What is the weight of the completed bike?

Re: Got a bit more done today, it looks nearly finished now. The seatpost screw is holding up for the time being.. The groupset is Campagnolo Chorus 8 speed... Handlebars are Deda Elementi Speciale, with BBB tape ( LBS does lots of BBB stuff ). Pedals are an old pair of BBB SPDs which came on...

Re: Couple of photos of work so far. Handlebars have been changed to Deda Elemnti Speciale 42. Groupset Campagnolo Chorus 8 speed.

I am currently building up a Vitus 992 frame with 8 speed Campagnolo Chorus groupset. The thread on the aluminium lug which the seatpost grubscrew screws into appears to be partially stripped and is not gripping properly. I have the correct 25.4mm Vitus seatpost. Any suggestions as this small...