Really annoying maintenance errors you can do nothing about?

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[glasgowcyclist]

[QUOTE 4959663, member: 45"]

I hope it doesn't rattle, or I'm going to have to saw the frame apart.[/QUOTE]

If it does, you could always squirt some of this up it.

 

[ColinJ]

Titanium seatpost in aluminium frame without taking anti-corrosion measures error!

What is really annoying is that I knew about the risk and had been thinking that I really ought to take preventative measures. It was ok when I checked it a few months ago but now it is stuck solid!

I don't want to risk damaging the post or frame so if some moderate thermal stressing doesn't break the bond then I will leave the post where it is. I have done thousands of miles with the current saddle height without problems, but noticed that it is a couple of mm lower than on my other bikes which feel subtly better.

 

[Ian H]

I am given to understand that there is a bicycle component called a Pingf*ckit, but I'm not sure what it is.

I think you mean you don't know where it is.

 

[KneesUp]

I think you mean you don't know where it is.

Don't get me started. I'm not fixing my bike because the part I removed last time I thought I had time to fix it has disappeared now I actually do have time to fix it.

 

[iluvmybike]

Titanium seatpost in aluminium frame without taking anti-corrosion measures error!

What is really annoying is that I knew about the risk and had been thinking that I really ought to take preventative measures. It was ok when I checked it a few months ago but now it is stuck solid!

I don't want to risk damaging the post or frame so if some moderate thermal stressing doesn't break the bond then I will leave the post where it is. I have done thousands of miles with the current saddle height without problems, but noticed that it is a couple of mm lower than on my other bikes which feel subtly better.

Go see John 'The Seatpost Man' in Chorley (http://www.theseatpostman.com/home) - he will extract it no problem and no damage to bike

 

[Racing roadkill]

I had a gear cable fail on one of my internally routed bikes yesterday. I've got the new cable through the handlebar section, and down into the down tube. However, it's found it's way into the wrong chainstay. It will not go into the correct one. I need to bodge a magnet attatched to a cable type arrangement for this one I feel.

 

[ColinJ]

Go see John 'The Seatpost Man' in Chorley (http://www.theseatpostman.com/home) - he will extract it no problem and no damage to bike

Thanks. If the post's position were way out, I would probably go for that but it is definitely close to its optimum position. I have been using it in the current position without problems but I just wanted to adjust it slightly to see how it felt. If I can shift it without risking causing damage then I will, otherwise I will leave it where it is.

 

[ColinJ]

[QUOTE 4960427, member: 43827"]Simple. A few mm of extra padding in the seat of your shorts will sort that out.
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Actually, some temporary padding would be a simple way to find out if I actually do want to raise my saddle slightly - I'll give that a go!

 

[Pale Rider]

Actually, some temporary padding would be a simple way to find out if I actually do want to raise my saddle slightly - I'll give that a go!

Remove the clamp, you no longer need it - think of the weight saving.

 

[davidphilips]

Titanium seatpost in aluminium frame without taking anti-corrosion measures error!

What is really annoying is that I knew about the risk and had been thinking that I really ought to take preventative measures. It was ok when I checked it a few months ago but now it is stuck solid!

I don't want to risk damaging the post or frame so if some moderate thermal stressing doesn't break the bond then I will leave the post where it is. I have done thousands of miles with the current saddle height without problems, but noticed that it is a couple of mm lower than on my other bikes which feel subtly better.

Colin , some saddles are a bit higher than others so perhaps try another saddle and leave the post as is.

 

[ColinJ]

Colin , some saddles are a bit higher than others ...

True ...

... so perhaps try another saddle and leave the post as is.

... but I have just bought 3 more Planet X saddles so all my bikes can have the same type!

(It took me ages to find a saddle that suits me so I am going to stick with them.)

 

[Ajax Bay]

The Rinsten Spring, cannot believe anyone thought of this sooner.

 

[ColinJ]

That might increase the height by just a tad more than the 2-3 mm that I had in mind!

 

[byegad]

Remove the clamp, you no longer need it - think of the weight saving.

And it will definitely come loose somewhere really inconvenient!