6 Aug
2008
6 Aug
'08
11:22 a.m.
On 6-Aug-08, at 10:37 AM, Bob Giordano wrote:
a vise is good for stuck seat posts. flip over the bike, insert
seat post into vise, tighten -but not too much to crush post-, move bike
frame back and forth gently and smoothly while pulling up. be very careful to
use smooth motions and 2 or 3 people as to not tweak frame.
Yeah, we have a 4" vise and it has come in very handy for things like
this. It of course also needs to be bolted to a strong, sturdy table.
any other 'stuck seat post' tips?
-Bob Giordano, Free Cycles Missoula
Sheldon has the answer(s):
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/stuck-seatposts.html
Cheers,
Mark Rehder http://re-cycles.ca