Originally Posted by
CousinGerald
i've been to 4 shops today. 2 of them were very wary about the job. they both suggeting cutting a section out and re-welding it to the size i want. seemed weird given all the feed back i've received on bike forums. I told one dude that a lot of people on BF said it should be a $10 job and he got all offended. he said 40 to 50 and recommended the cut-and-weld job. what does anyone think?
I think that's one of the most frightening things I have ever heard.
Tools required:
Hacksaw or large tubing cutter
Threading die; here's Park's:
http://www.parktool.com/products/det...9&item=FTS%2D1
I've done dozens of these and they just aren't that difficult. I would definitely avoid the "cut & weld" crowd, although I'd love to watch them remove a stuck seatpost!
