Hello all,

I'm wondering if I could get some tips on unbinding a binded seatpost. I've had this bike since the mid 90s and bought it with the seatpost binded. Fortunutely the seat is just at the right height to what I needed, so I never bothered to break the bond. But now I'm looking to replace the seatpost, so I need to unbind it.



Here's my plan of attack. Rotate the bike 180 degrees and let the seatpost soak in ice and water for 5 hours or more. Rotate the bike again at 180 degrees and lay it on it's side and pour boiling hot water right where the seat tube starts and expand the seat tube. At this point I'll try to break the bind with my trusty hammer*.



* Best dollar ever spent!

Anyone has any tips or suggestions on possibly tackling this? Even if there's a thread somewhere that would help would be appreciated.

Any and all responses are greatly appreciated.