4 or 5 years ago I picked up a vintage Trek 710 that ended up having a stuck seat post. I removed the crank set and put some penetrating fluid into the seat tube via the open bottom bracket. I let it sit for a few days and it still would not budge.
An internet search showed me that I could clamp the seat in a vise and use the frame as a lever to break the stuck post free. So I did. A strong push, a cracking sound and movement! So I leaned in to it and split the seat lug down to the seat tube and bent it outward. The post was still stuck and it was the seat lug breaking rather than the post moving. l learned that force is not always your friend. Its one I have to keep remanding myself of over & over when it comes to bike repair...... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dea22176-607c-4188-903f-75b10f814a57%40googlegroups.com.
