How To Clean/Lube A Suspension Seatpost
I show how to disassemble, clean, lube, and re-assemble a suspension seatpost.
How To Clean Rust/Corrosion From Inside Bike Seat Tube
I show how to clean the rust and corrosion from a steel frame bike seat tube. After removing an aluminum seat post that was seized in a steel frame, the inside of the seat tube was coated with the rust and crud caused by galvanic corrosion. Part of it might have been aluminum oxide from …Read more »
Removing Stuck Aluminum Seatpost From Steel Bike Frame
The seatpost on the thrift store bike I bought was completely frozen. Watch my adventures in trying get it unstuck. I eventually got it out. The bike is a Mongoose Sycamore with a Cro Moly frame. The seatpost was aluminum. It appeared to have gotten corrosion down inside the seat tube. I resorted to using …Read more »
How To Remove Stuck Seatpost In Minutes With Slide Hammer
I show how to remove a seized seatpost from a bike frame using a 10lb slide hammer. I borrowed the slide hammer from a local auto parts store after paying a deposit. Be sure to get a 10lb slide hammer as I don’t think a 5lb slide hammer will deliver enough force. The aluminum seat …Read more »
Seatpost Size – From Wrong To Right
I replace an incorrect sized seatpost with a correct size seatpost for the frame. I bought a nice Koga Miyata bike, but it had a dirty old steel seatpost which was obviously not the correct post. And it looked like the diameter was too small since the seatpost clamp look a bit tight. I measured …Read more »