Originally Posted by
randyjawa
Using great twisting force, all but identical to what the OP has suggested, netted me a badly busted vintage Torpado Luxe. I managed to snap both seat stays free of the seat lug. Never again will I use great force on a vintage bicycle! If a post or stem is stuck, I cut it out, by hand, using a hack saw blade, while wearing gloves. Anyway, I destroyed this poor old Italian Torpado...
There were definitely some tense moments...! That's why I had support wood!
The problem with the cut out method is that it was a looooooooonnnnnng post (MTB special). There was no way I could cut toward the bottom, which was basically about 22 cm in...and I've read horror stories where someone angle cuts on long seatposts...and I ain't doing acid...
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