Originally Posted by
Jakedatc
It is mostly a waste of time and effort. Plus if he ever wants to get rid of it or changes bikes it will be worthless. Thompson is already one of the lightest alloy posts out there so cutting off a few inches isn't going to do a damn thing.
plus his problem seems to be a diameter issue rather than length.
Time and effort are relative. I can cut through a aluminum seatpost in about 45 seconds with my hand hacksaw. Now my time IS valuable but I still come out ahead by doing the work myself.
The reason to avoid recommending cutting is, IMHO, an overabundance of caution. You can "save" someone every time you warn them off. It's nice to "save" people.
There's an old saying, "You can never be too rich or too thin." Thin is like light weight. Of course it does take considerable restraint to avoid taking this ridiculous saying seriously.