Catastrophic Seatpost Failure. How to remove carbon post stuck in the bike?
10-18-13, 09:08 AM
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10-21-13, 10:35 AM
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I just wanted to follow up on this post with the Bike store's solution which I thought was ingenious. The bike shop I took my bicycle to was Fresh bikes in Arlington, VA. I thought I would plug them since they did such a good job!
The solution was this: The mechanic drilled a hole into the seatpost via the seat tube slit where the seatpost enters the frame. He ran a brake cable through the hole and yanked it out. It took him less than 30 minutes to extract the seatpost. It cost me 15$.
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10-21-13, 05:24 PM
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solution:
I just wanted to follow up on this post with the Bike store's solution which I thought was ingenious.
The bike shop I took my bicycle to was Fresh bikes in Arlington, VA.
I thought I would plug them since they did such a good job!
The solution was this: The mechanic drilled a hole into the seatpost via the seat tube slit where the seatpost enters the frame.
He ran a brake cable through the hole and yanked it out.
It took him less than 30 minutes to extract the seatpost.
It cost me 15$.
The bike shop I took my bicycle to was Fresh bikes in Arlington, VA.
I thought I would plug them since they did such a good job!
The solution was this: The mechanic drilled a hole into the seatpost via the seat tube slit where the seatpost enters the frame.
He ran a brake cable through the hole and yanked it out.
It took him less than 30 minutes to extract the seatpost.
It cost me 15$.
10-21-13, 05:31 PM
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Something none of us thought of and just excellent. Congrats to you and the mech.
10-21-13, 05:34 PM
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So what nice strong Metal seatpost is the replacement going to be?
Cyclocross, It probably has to be something that will hold up to being jumped on
for the re-mounts, several times an Hour..
Cyclocross, It probably has to be something that will hold up to being jumped on
for the re-mounts, several times an Hour..
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I just wanted to follow up on this post with the Bike store's solution which I thought was ingenious. The bike shop I took my bicycle to was Fresh bikes in Arlington, VA. I thought I would plug them since they did such a good job!
The solution was this: The mechanic drilled a hole into the seatpost via the seat tube slit where the seatpost enters the frame. He ran a brake cable through the hole and yanked it out. It took him less than 30 minutes to extract the seatpost. It cost me 15$.
The solution was this: The mechanic drilled a hole into the seatpost via the seat tube slit where the seatpost enters the frame. He ran a brake cable through the hole and yanked it out. It took him less than 30 minutes to extract the seatpost. It cost me 15$.
