Lowering saddle on kalkhoff ladies frame

[Clive McLaren]

Have a kalkhoff coupe du mond ladies bike. How do I lower saddle spindle? Have loosened nut on the frame, but there is chrome ring that is stopping movement of the spindle.

 

[Ajax Bay]

Give us a link to the Kalkhoff Coupé du Monde bike so we might help. Better still an image of what you call the saddle spindle (which doesn't spin?). Maybe @Moderators can enable the (new) OP to attach.
@biggs682 - you had one of these: maybe not 'Ladies'.

 

[cougie uk]

Have a kalkhoff coupe du mond ladies bike. How do I lower saddle spindle? Have loosened nut on the frame, but there is chrome ring that is stopping movement of the spindle.

I think it's just stuck. Try rotating the saddle or squirting some lubricant down the seatpost.

 

[biggs682]

Thanks @Ajax Bay

From memory these are a plain gauge frame so would expect a steel post in a steel frame so shouldn't stick.

I presume that it will have the old style saddle clamp that goes around the narrower top section of the seat post and perhaps it's that @Clive McLaren is talking about ?

 

[Clive McLaren]

Thanks @Ajax Bay

From memory these are a plain gauge frame so would expect a steel post in a steel frame so shouldn't stick.

I presume that it will have the old style saddle clamp that goes around the narrower top section of the seat post and perhaps it's that @Clive McLaren is talking about ?

Thanks for this. Managed to loosen it, I think perhaps the post had some rust inside, so a spray of WD40 and a bit of elbow grease sorted the problem.

 

[Clive McLaren]

Give us a link to the Kalkhoff Coupé du Monde bike so we might help. Better still an image of what you call the saddle spindle (which doesn't spin?). Maybe @Moderators can enable the (new) OP to attach.
@biggs682 - you had one of these: maybe not 'Ladies'.

Have sorted it now thanks, sorry about the wrong use of the word spindle.

 

[biggs682]

Thanks for this. Managed to loosen it, I think perhaps the post had some rust inside, so a spray of WD40 and a bit of elbow grease sorted the problem.

Once your able please post some pictures of the bike

 

[TheDoctor]

Make a few more posts and you should be able to upload photos.
It's just an anti-spam thing, nothing malicious or personal.

 

[Ajax Bay]

@TheDoctor OP has not been back since 26 March: one and done - But I hope your beer was good. They are not around to take umbrage.

 

[TheDoctor]

Well spotted, I didn't notice the date. I did enjoy the beer
Had I said I was having some, or was that a (pretty safe) assumption?