New cervelo frame, my first carbon bike. How to install?

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Yesterday I got my new Cervelo Soloist Carbon with a Wolf SL fork. The comming days/week I want to install it so I can ride on it in april.

It’s my first carbon frame and first full carbon fork. In the past I always installed my own bikes but they were all full alumimum. Cutting the fork and installing parts was easy: just cut and just install the parts with a lot of white vaseline. So now I have a few rookie questions about installing parts on a carbon frame. Somebody can help me out? Or is there somewhere a ‘how to install a carbon cervelo’ manual? I didn’t get a manual or instruction paper with the frame/fork.

1.) Installing the carbon seatpost into the soloist carbon. Should I use grease? And yes: what kind? Can I use white vaseline as with alumimum bikes and seatposts?
2.) Are there any specific installation guides for cutting the font fork and installing the steerer?
3.) Do you have good tips and trics on how to install the cables true the frame?
4.) Should I use grease on the fork (the part that goes true the headtube)?

Thanks,
Paul

Pics will follow soon :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

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1.) Installing the carbon seatpost into the soloist carbon. Should I use grease? And yes: what kind? Can I use white vaseline as with alumimum bikes and seatposts?
2.) Are there any specific installation guides for cutting the font fork and installing the steerer?
3.) Do you have good tips and trics on how to install the cables true the frame?
4.) Should I use grease on the fork (the part that goes true the headtube)?

  1. carbon seatpins are naturally slippy due to the finish. Hairspray works well to stop this. You may grease if you wish, it can’t damage it.
  2. Use a really sharp, fine, hacksaw blade. The rougher the cut, the more likelihood of problems with cracking etc.
  3. Pray. Failing that, some needle nosed pliers, and patientce are good.
  4. If you wish.

Note: I have yet to build a full carbon bike, so take the above under advisement.

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I don’t know about the soloist carbon but for my p2sl, you just push the cables in one end and they pop out the other end. The internal guides make sure they go to the right place. Could not be any easier.

Mike

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Do you have a torque wrench? If you try to build that thing without a torque wrench, I think we’ll posse up and lynch you!

:wink:

And as far as cutting carbon…if you have any doubts about your tools and/or ability…best to take the part(s) to your trusted local wrench.

Carbon isn’t as fragile as some might have you think. But you can certainly make it so with shoddy wrenchmanship.