Carbon seatpost stuck in an alloy frame

[Steve vRS]

Marvellous. I'm on holiday tomorrow till Tuesday with my family and then travelling to the Alps for a cycling trip next Thursday.

I am packing the bike in a bike box and thought today, I bet the seatpost will need to come out. I tried shifting it this evening and it is stuck tight!

So, due to a lack of time and patience, I'll have to drop it off at the LBS tomorrow and see if they can free it or at worst remove it destructively.

I then will have to replace it so I'll find out what options they sell. Any recommendations?

I just hope it can be repaired or replaced, otherwise I'll be sound a few alpine cols on my CX bike!

Grrrr

Steve

[subsea99]

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/stuck-seatposts.html

Nice and easy with a heat gun might help or boiling water if you havent got one and wear gloves incase it shatters if you happen to use too much force.

[TwistingMyMelon]

If it will come out the LBS will be able to get it out (if they are any good!)

[Steve vRS]

It's out!

A vice and a lot of twisting and pulling did the trick.

Thanks to Deveraux Cycles in Lymm!!

Phew!

Steve