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BigFloppyLlama
09-04-03, 05:17 PM
After buying a new saddle last weekend I’ve been experiencing discomfort in my hands due to the seat being tilted too far forwards. I’ve tried adjusting the bracket that the saddle rails sit on but it won’t move out of the notches. Trek has the seatpost listed only as “Alloy micro-adjust.” Any ideas what I’m doing wrong?

roadfix
09-04-03, 05:20 PM
Just give it a good whack to jolt the pieces loose!.....that's if your seatpost is a single bolt type. I'm not familiar with Trek seatposts but some posts have secondary adjusting screws/bolts which sets saddle tilt. Give your seatpost a good whack anyway...

George!
~LongRider~
09-04-03, 05:26 PM
Are you sure youve loosened the bolt in the seat stem enough? Once it's loose, the bracket should move freely. If it isnt loose enough, the teeth will still hold it.

BigFloppyLlama
09-04-03, 05:37 PM
Well that was easy, a few hits with a hammer and it was off. I had removed the bolt actually so that definitely wasn't the problem. Thanks.
roadfix
09-04-03, 05:46 PM
Originally posted by BigFloppyLlama
Well that was easy, a few hits with a hammer and it was off. I had removed the bolt actually so that definitely wasn't the problem. Thanks.
Ouch!.......I was hoping you would use a rubber mallet!
BigFloppyLlama
09-04-03, 06:06 PM
I wrapped it in a towel. Although breaking it would have given me a nice excuse to buy a carbon seat psot:D
Prosody
09-04-03, 07:06 PM
Originally posted by The Fixer
Just give it a good whack to jolt the pieces loose!.....

This is the universal fix. Works 95 percent of the time, no matter what you're trying to fix--seatpost, radio, Macintosh computer, pacemaker...