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Removing a seat post spacer

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Asked by: Joyce Lopez

How do you remove a seat post clamp?

Quote from video: Start by loosening the clamp and raising the seat post as much as possible. You may need to feed excess cable into the frame in order to fully remove the dropper. Post.

How do seatpost shims work?

Quote from video: With this little shim typically you'd slide it over the seat post and then just slide that into your frame. And clamp it just under the seat clamp roughly something like that.

How do you remove a stuck carbon fiber seatpost?

Quote from video: Put the bike on its side over a bucket. And then apply the boiling water around the top of the seat tube making sure that you do it on both sides. It's probably not going to free up straightaway.

Can I shim a dropper post?

Quote from video: Pull it up stand the post a bit to get the main bushing out of the way. You're then going to take the shim this one's currently set to 50 but you can cut it to whatever length.

How does a seat post clamp work?

The seat post clamp goes around the top of the tube. When the clamp bolt is tightened, the frame material flexes slightly (the slot allows this flex to occur) and tightens against the seat post. This, of course, is what holds your post in place.

What is a seatpost clamp?

A circular metal collar located at the top of the seat tube, as the name suggests its job is to firmly clamp down on said tube to hold the seatpost in place, preventing the saddle from rotating or the post from sinking into the frame.

Do I need a seatpost shim?

Once you have a new and upgraded seat post, you need a seat post shim to ensure that the new seat post will fit your bike frame. Bike seat post shims usually consist of steel, aluminum, or PVC. It allows you to increase the diameter of your seat post. This way, you can install a narrow seat post into a broad seat tube.

What are seatpost shims?

A seatpost shim lets you easily fit the 27.2mm diameter ShockStop Seatpost OR Dual-Position Seatpost into your larger seat tube.

How do you shim a bike seatpost?

Quote from video: While holding the can tight against the post. Slide it in until there's about an inch exposed. Make your find adjustments while sinking the shim down to just above the clamp.

How do you remove a stuck aluminum seatpost from a carbon frame?

Quote from video: So basically you use a hacksaw blade. And it's very time consuming and. And you just cut a slot and then once you've got that you can pry it open. So that's usually the last resort.

What is bicycle grease?

Grease. Grease is a heavier, waterproof lubrication which is generally used in places on the bike you don’t take apart or see too often. It has two key, but quite different functions: To keep key components moving and free from water entering. To help places of static metal to metal connection from seizing up.

Do you grease a seatpost clamp?

Use grease if you have a steel or aluminum seatpost and frame. If either the frame or seatpost is carbon fiber, do not use grease. Oftentimes you can prep your seatpost with carbon paste, as we are doing, but make sure to check with your frame and your seatpost manufacturers’ recommendations prior to applying anything.

Should you grease your seatpost?

Greasing your seatpost will prevent problems like this: “Removing Seat Post rusted into downtube”. Don’t use chain oil, grease is what you want. As whatsisname pointed out, all fasteners on your bike should be lightly greased. This is what keeps them from corroding and seizing over time, becoming a real pain to remove.

How do you use a quick release seatpost clamp?

Quote from video: If the saddle moves after locking the quick-release lever. Open the lever and tighten the adjusting nut check the alignment of your saddle. And you're done.

How do you install a seatpost clamp?

Quote from video: Installing your seat post clamp on your open frame sounds like an easy thing. But they're like a couple of points that are really important. One is there is a pin in your clamp.

How do you change a bicycle seat?

Quote from video: Step 1 loosen the screw on the back of the bottom of the old seat on your bike. Using the properly sized allen wrench that fits your screw loosen. The screw enough so the seat is removable.

How do you adjust the D fuse on a seatpost?

Quote from video: Simply attach the battery back and reinsert the clamp on top of the spacer. After the d1 makes the cut you have 25 millimeters of adjustment. Which makes it really convenient.

How do you install an internal dropper post cable?

Quote from video: Next remove your existing seat post and cable if applicable. For install with the loam lever open the clamp slide it around the bar and drop the through bolt into the hole to keep it in place.

Why does my dropper post go down when I sit on it?

If your dropper post is moving without pressing the lever (it won’t stay up as you are riding), then you have too much tension on the cable. You’ll want to REMOVE tension.

Should you grease dropper post?

Most dropper posts have a seat collar that can be removed, allowing access to the main wiper seal. We highly recommend regular cleaning and lubrication under the wiper seal to keep your post in the best working order.