Originally Posted by
ShortShark
I think of the bike as something I want to preserve as much as I can and not hack up the seat tube unnecessarily.
There is the bit of the seat tube just under the saddle where it narrows in which would let the seat be lower but the clamp won't hold onto that without something extra.
You can preserve the bike all you want but there is no reason to preserve that seat post. Seat posts are a dime a dozen and there is nothing special about this particular one. Cut that seatpost down to size!
Also- if the top of the seatpost looks like this:
Chances are you can flip the clamp pieces upside down and lose an inch.