Well after getting the tire inflated today I attempted to mount…
Keyword: attempted
No dropping or falling off occured because… I failed to remember that while
I’m about 5’4" my legs are unusually short. This creates a problem in reaching
the pedals! So I tried lowering the seat post about as far as I could get it to
go and lo and behold, I could just about reach the pedal. But then the post
stabs the wheel and well, that’s just counter productive to ridding the thing
So, what’s the best way to cut off about an inch to inch&1/2 off the seat
post? Hacksaw?
I’m sure everybody’s just loving these posts from the unibie, it’ll stop soon…
I hope :-o
> >So, what’s the best way to cut off about an inch to inch&1/2 off the seat >post? Hacksaw? >
The best thing to use is a pipe cutter which ensures a neat cut with no sharp
edges and also won’t deform the tube. You can usually get them in the plumbing
tools section of DIY shops.
Jon
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You might want to consider picking up a tube cutter. It will make a much cleaner
cut and doesn’t take as much work as using a hacksaw. You should be able to pick
one up at your local hardware store (read Home Depot, they’re invading the
planet) for $25 or so, Canadian too!
hidden7 wrote: > > Well after getting the tire inflated today I attempted to mount… > > Keyword: attempted > > No dropping or falling off occured because… I failed to remember that while > I’m about 5’4" my legs are unusually short. This creates a problem in > reaching the pedals! So I tried lowering the seat post about as far as I > could get it to go and lo and behold, I could just about reach the pedal. But > then the post stabs the wheel and well, that’s just counter productive to > ridding the thing > > So, what’s the best way to cut off about an inch to inch&1/2 off the seat > post? Hacksaw? > > I’m sure everybody’s just loving these posts from the unibie, it’ll stop > soon… I hope :-o
I’ve used a hacksaw for this - very carefully, then file off the little bits of
metal. Cut off the minimum possible amount so that the post can be used later at
as wide a range of heights as possible. Cut it so that it misses stabbing the
wheel by a little (1cm or so).
Have fun getting the hang of riding it!
—Nathan
“hidden7” <hidden7@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:hidden7-17245B.14484822122000@news.powersurfr.com… > Well after getting the tire inflated today I attempted to mount… > > Keyword: attempted > > No dropping or falling off occured because… I failed to remember that while > I’m about 5’4" my legs are unusually short. This creates a problem in > reaching the pedals! So I tried lowering the seat post about as far as I > could get it to go and lo and behold, I could just about reach the pedal. But > then the post stabs the wheel and well, that’s just counter productive to > ridding the thing > > So, what’s the best way to cut off about an inch to inch&1/2 off the seat > post? Hacksaw? > > I’m sure everybody’s just loving these posts from the unibie, it’ll stop > soon… I hope :-o
And so that you can raise it again once you learn to mount better. I like mine
as high as possible, now that mounting isn’t a problem.
Graham W. Boyes
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“Nathan Hoover” <nathan@movaris.com> wrote in message news:t47uvvl12upaec@corp.supernews.com… > I’ve used a hacksaw for this - very carefully, then file off the little
bits > of metal. Cut off the minimum possible amount so that the post can be used > later at as wide a range of heights as possible. Cut it so that it misses > stabbing the wheel by a little (1cm or so). > > Have fun getting the hang of riding it! > > —Nathan
