Seat post HELP

jdbrooks14 · July 4th, 2007, 5:22 PM

my seat post is wicked stuck. tried pb blaster @ 2 bike shops.....nothing.

any suggestions?

thanks

bruce t · July 5th, 2007, 2:06 AM

oops!

bruce t · July 5th, 2007, 2:07 AM

Don't panic yet -- if you do a search on this site you'll come up with a number of posts from people who had similar problems.

The preferred method (least invasive) is getting some penetrating oil in the tube, and hanging the bike upside down. Which model Fat do you have? The older ones have 26.4 seatposts which are hard to find.... Yo's and Bucks have a 29.4, which is a lot easier to find (and in my estimation more expendable, if need be).

Cheers, bt

ameybrook · July 5th, 2007, 9:37 AM

This has been discussed at length at retrobike.co.uk. Just do a search for stuck seatpost and you'll have a full-day's worth of reading.

26.4 seatposts are still readily available on ebay, you wont find anything 'trick,' but you'll be able to get a Kalloy or comparable.

jdbrooks14 · July 8th, 2007, 7:27 AM

thank you both

Quote:

Originally Posted by bruce t

Don't panic yet -- if you do a search on this site you'll come up with a number of posts from people who had similar problems.

The preferred method (least invasive) is getting some penetrating oil in the tube, and hanging the bike upside down. Which model Fat do you have? The older ones have 26.4 seatposts which are hard to find.... Yo's and Bucks have a 29.4, which is a lot easier to find (and in my estimation more expendable, if need be).

Cheers, bt

mainlyfats · July 8th, 2007, 5:44 PM

...putting the frame with stuch seatpost into a bench vise upside down. Clamp vise to the flat section of the seatpost (clamp removed) and put a hub in the rear dropouts. Then twist using the headtube and rear dropouts for leverage.

If that doesn't work - you're up sh!t creek atmo.

July 4th, 2007, 5:22 PM	#1
jdbrooks14 New Member Join Date: July 4th, 2007 Location: Jamaica Plain, MA Posts: 3	Seat post HELP my seat post is wicked stuck. tried pb blaster @ 2 bike shops.....nothing. any suggestions? thanks

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bruce t Member Join Date: June 22nd, 2006 Location: Northampton, MA Posts: 65	oops! Last edited by bruce t; July 5th, 2007 at 2:10 AM. Reason: duplicate

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mainlyfats Senior Member Join Date: August 13th, 2004 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 768	I've had most success... ...putting the frame with stuch seatpost into a bench vise upside down. Clamp vise to the flat section of the seatpost (clamp removed) and put a hub in the rear dropouts. Then twist using the headtube and rear dropouts for leverage. If that doesn't work - you're up sh!t creek atmo.

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July 5th, 2007, 2:07 AM	#3
bruce t Member Join Date: June 22nd, 2006 Location: Northampton, MA Posts: 65	Don't panic yet -- if you do a search on this site you'll come up with a number of posts from people who had similar problems. The preferred method (least invasive) is getting some penetrating oil in the tube, and hanging the bike upside down. Which model Fat do you have? The older ones have 26.4 seatposts which are hard to find.... Yo's and Bucks have a 29.4, which is a lot easier to find (and in my estimation more expendable, if need be). Cheers, bt

July 5th, 2007, 9:37 AM	#4
ameybrook Senior Member Join Date: February 16th, 2007 Location: Durango, CO USA Posts: 167	This has been discussed at length at retrobike.co.uk. Just do a search for stuck seatpost and you'll have a full-day's worth of reading. 26.4 seatposts are still readily available on ebay, you wont find anything 'trick,' but you'll be able to get a Kalloy or comparable.

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