I need to lower the seatpost of my bike everytime I put it in my vehicle so it will fit upright in the carrier.
Even with the seat clamp loose the post is pretty tight in the frame and requires a lot of wiggling to get it either up or down. Is there any way that I can enlarge the opening in the frame slightly so that it is a looser fit? Is there a special tool made for doing this?
The frame is a Litespeed and is made out of titanium. It also looks like there is some kind of insert sleeve between the frame and seatpost. I can see what looks like the junction of 2 different metals if I pull the clamp off
I need to lower the seatpost of my bike everytime I put it in my vehicle so it will fit upright in the carrier.
Even with the seat clamp loose the post is pretty tight in the frame and requires a lot of wiggling to get it either up or down. Is there any way that I can enlarge the opening in the frame slightly so that it is a looser fit? Is there a special tool made for doing this?
The frame is a Litespeed and is made out of titanium. It also looks like there is some kind of insert sleeve between the frame and seatpost. I can see what looks like the junction of 2 different metals if I pull the clamp off
If you can sand down the inside or the outside of the "insert sleeve" aka shim, then you should have no problem loosening up the fit between the seatpost and frame. It only takes a tiny bit of material removal to get it to loosen up.
Don't mess with either the frame or the seatpost. Both are far more expensive than the shim is, so if you bugger it up, a new shim will cost little.
On Thu, 18 May 2006 21:25:48 -0400, Steve Sr. <[email hidden]>
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Hello,
I need to lower the seatpost of my bike everytime I put it in my vehicle so it will fit upright in the carrier.
Even with the seat clamp loose the post is pretty tight in the frame and requires a lot of wiggling to get it either up or down. Is there any way that I can enlarge the opening in the frame slightly so that it is a looser fit? Is there a special tool made for doing this?
The frame is a Litespeed and is made out of titanium. It also looks like there is some kind of insert sleeve between the frame and seatpost. I can see what looks like the junction of 2 different metals if I pull the clamp off
Have you tried a bit of grease on the post? -- Typoes are a feature, not a bug. Some gardening required to reply via email. Words processed in a facility that contains nuts.
