Thanks very much for the suggestions. I particularly like the advice to wait a while & let the penetrant do its thing, because that is what I'm doing now. I have the bike in my living room to remind myself to drip a little more liquid wrench in every day, and to give the seatpost a daily nudge or two for encouragement. I have been riding with the seatpost bolt completely removed, and I spread the seatpost bolt collar a bit with a flat-blade screwdriver. I went out for a ride and took care to put as much of my weight on the saddle as possible, but no luck.
Since, as I mentioned, the thing is at the correct height, I've got some time. My main concern about this situation is that my sons won't be able to ride the bike, when they are big enough, and they are gonzo cyclists. I am taking the Zen approach, for the moment. I will prevail. Best regards, Bob On Jun 23, 10:16 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm with Bill C. Let it soak in a few applications of penetrating oil > for a few days or a few weeks. It would probably be foolish to destroy > the seatpost, since it's at the correct height. > > On Jun 23, 5:23 am, Bob <linthi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > My daily rider, a vintage steel Trek, is now afflicted. This is > > embarrassing, because I remember pulling the post about two years ago > > and slathering it with Phil Wood grease and Park Anti-Seize. Oh well. > > > Thus far, I have tried removing the saddle and tapping with a mallet > > and wooden block; heating with a hair dryer after dripping Liquid > > Wrench and other penetrants from all sides; and just about every > > technique Sheldon recommended on his site. > > > I am trying not do do something so rash that I damage any equipment. > > > Luckily, the seat height is just about right, but I just can't sleep > > knowing one of my rides has a frozen 'post. > > > Word to the wise: Pull your post occasionally, because you can . . . > > > Peace, > > Bob --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
