On that style of seat clamp it is easier to just wack the nose of the seat to get it loose to steal the seat. I learned the hard way. I had a seat stolen. While I wasn't there to witness it, I had some friends tell me that that is how it is done.

What the hell? Nuts are made from hexagonal bar stock. Did someone have a sale on barstock that was defective? Fire hydrants (fire plugs) have pentagon nuts to turn on the water valve, so that the common folks can't do it themselves. This one makes no sense at all.



Of course, someone tightened that nut. Whether at the factory or the place it was assembled to be sold. Is the nut proprietary so that you have to go back to the dealer to make adjustments. Did they use a 5 point wrench? A 10 point wrench? I never heard of such a thing.

We now live with all manufacturers coming up with ways to make sure that we cannot service the stuff they make.