Wildcat Tiger Advice

[rocklobstercat]

I've been using the Wildcat Tiger and have noticed the back of my legs touching it while I'm riding. It also makes a squeaking noise around the seatpost area when going over bumps etc. Just wondered if anyone else had the same problem and if they managed to resolve it. Thanks.

[Bearbonesnorm]

Never had any issues ... 99% of the time I forget it's there.

Is there anything specific / odd about your set-up? Saddle very forward or rearward, carbon setpost, etc?

[Dan_K]

Same as Stu. Never had an issue. Post a pic of your setup so we can take a look...

[rocklobstercat]

Nothing unusual about my setup, it's a carbon seatpost but the noise is coming from the strap buckles as well. The saddle is set slightly back too. I'll see if I can post a pic.

[rocklobstercat]

Here's a pic:

[FLV]

mine squeeked once or twice, and I can get it to repeat this sometimes. As soon as I tightened the seat strap a little after a mile or two it stopped.

If you're of the chunckier thigh like my good self its possible sometimes that the legs touch it a bit. This makes it rock side to side. Make sure everything is good and tight, I also taped my seatpost both to stop wear and increase grip on the strap a little.

[Ian]

When tightening the seat post strap, it's important to chase out any slack when you double it back through the second d-loop - the rubber tends to grip to itself quite well. I also put some 'copter tape around the seat post, which the rubber grips a bit better than metal or carbon. You can actually pull very hard on the strap through the first d-loop, which puts the most tension around the seat post - this should stop the squeaking.

[rocklobstercat]

Cheers for the advice guys, I'll give all those things a try. Many thanks.

Lee.

[slowupslowdown-under]

mine squeaked a bit until I managed to get the main strap tight enough I recall!

[voodoo_simon]

Wrap an inner tube around your seapost, it may help to stop it from moving/squeaking

[Mike]

I have that exact same seat post and i had trouble with mine sqeeking alot. However it now seems to have bed in and doesnt make a peep. I did use talc on the rubber to start with which shut it up!

[Bearbonesnorm]

I did use talc on the rubber to start with which shut it up!