aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
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Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
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Wait, wait wait! You have to drill a hole at the bottom of the slit you cut. The whole should be wider than the slit so the end result looks like an upside down lollipop. This is to spread the stress. If you don't, the slit will continue down the seat tube.