Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
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
You're right, [MENTION=84826]randyjawa[/MENTION]. And I just watched that RJ the bike guy's video, and I like his method the best. I've had a couple of badly stuck seatposts to deal with. I broke the seat stay off the seat lug, but it was on a cheap frame I got at a bike swap. On the other, I managed to get it free with lots of force and sweat. I would never use the lye method. It looks too dangerous. RJ's method looks achievable and accessible.