I used to think a 10mm wrench was the only tool for a stuck seatpost

Had a steel frame with an aluminum post that was totally frozen... tried the usual tricks like heat and penetrating oil for a week with no luck. A guy at the shop in Boise told me to use a long piece of pipe as a lever on the saddle rails, not the post itself. I was sure it would just bend the rails, but after a slow, steady pull, the post came free on the third try. It turns out spreading the force out over the whole clamp area works way better than just twisting the post. Anyone else have a different trick for a really stuck one?

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riverb1324d ago

Wait, a 10mm wrench? That's for the seatpost bolt, right, not the post itself... I've always had to use a bigger wrench on the post for leverage, like a 14mm. The pipe trick on the rails is smart though, never thought of that. I've seen people try to twist the post with a big wrench and just round off the corners.

spencerross24d ago

My old Trek had a 10mm bolt but the post itself was a weird 13mm. The real trick is checking if the post has a flat spot for a wrench before you even grab a tool.

gray_hall424d ago

Yeah, the pipe trick works until the rails snap.