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ltc-
Bingo - nicked the stem off my road bike and it just about fitted. Bodged this setup and went to town with a mallet - took much violence but it eventually shifted, and then it was just a case of further violence while pulling up on the saddle. Now going to lie down forever while my shoulder throbs xoxo
trigs
Excellent update: the bit of exposed seatpost is literally 1mm too short to allow a 31.8 stem to clamp over it for my planned method of removal. Bollocks.
Next plan is to use a 26.0 stem with long bolts and hope I can get it torqued down enough. More Plusgas applied now and have walked away swearing. What a fun problem!