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Cool, I'll check out Wolfe's. What make is the wheel? They definitely have fixed/freewheel wheels?

Oh, and what about in Cark? I'm here until Tuesday evening.

Why'd ye need the spoke tightening? I'd rather not get into that nonsense immediately...

I'm on the lookout for a readymade rear wheel. With a fixed/freewheel hub. I want it ASAP. Where to go to pick one up?

but to start dfgss is a bit of a rip of this one
i see you've already bought the domain but is there any movement on the name, something shorter easier to say,otherwise it will just be an extension of this one. somthing like

myfix.ie
dublinfixed.ie
fixdublin.ie
irelandfixed.ie
dublinfixedfourm.ie
?? what ya think?

Is www.fix.ie taken?

An old Carlton.

Nah, bottom bracket's gone. See the mechanics forum for the hell I went through with the seatpost. Needs a new chainring, rear wheel needs replacing, new brake cables, other bits'n'bobs. Missing the seatpost bolt. Someone must have left it out in the rain for years.

Easier to get fixed than my next project though.

This is my current project, found in a dump. Hope to get it finished in the next couple of weeks.

Yup, will render carbon parts ultimately useless, forever (or so I'm told)

Yeah, I'll get this frame checked by someone to ensure it can be used.

Any ideas about how to thoroughly clean out this manky seat tube? It'll need to be de-gunkified, but not sure what I should use that won't damage it.

Not 100% but this may do the job.

http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/product/105619.html

All Terrain Cycles say this'll work. Thanks.

not entierly true. anodised post endure *slowe*r galvanic erosion, but it still erodes.

Righto. So, basically, lube it up with graphite and keep checking the tube fairly regularly. Sound oush.

Well done ! I too have an old Look frame with an alu seatpost. So when I first read this thread I checked it as I've not touched the seatpost in about 4 years, so undid it and yes it's stuck !

Luckily it's stuck at the right height.

I think I read somewhere that if you get your seat post anodised, it prevents corrosion in the carbon frame. Whatever anodising is.

Could I ask what's so great about buying a cottered chainset? It's just I got a couple and assumed nobody would want them.

Well done ! I too have an old Look frame with an alu seatpost. So when I first read this thread I checked it as I've not touched the seatpost in about 4 years, so undid it and yes it's stuck !

Luckily it's stuck at the right height.

Tell me, the screw-in yoke in the top of the seat tube you use to tighten the seatpost - it's missing in mine.

What replacement do I need? Where could I get one?

I removed the seatpost. At the outset, I should say it was impossible to remove it through other means given the risk of cracking the carbon frame. However, the method I eventually used to remove the tube was destructive. I will get the frame thoroughly checked before I even consider riding it.

*Method: how I did it

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  Here's the tools I used.
  
  

Hammer, narrow short & long screwdriver, metal hacksaw bit & plastic handle and torch.

• I began by cutting off the seatpost one inch above the seat tube. With the torch, I tried to guage how long the postwas stuck in the tube. I made a mark on the blade at the same length as the seatpost so I wouldn't over-cut into the frame accidentally. I then slowly started cutting the first slit through the tube. It took a while to get going, the difficult part is to keep pressure evenly all along the post, top and bottom. It took ages, but after 40 minutes, I had a nice groove going. I would keep checking the depth of the slits with a torch to ensure I didn't start cutting the tube.
  
• I kept going until I thought I was micrometres from cutting through the tube. I then made about four more grooves every 5mm making four strips. The theory was to nearly cut through the tube making it possible to lever them out with a wedge.
  
• After making 5 grooves, I started carefully wedging a narrow, short screwdriver between the seatpost and the seat tube; I gradually hammered the screwdriver into the tube. The first strip broke off and fell into the tube.
  
• I repeated this as the opposite side and the same thing happened.
  
• By that stage, removing the rest of the post was a matter of grabbing it with a pliers and pulling it out with a little force.
  
• On inspection of the remaining seatpost, I could see that the post had completely glued to the tube. Unfortunately there was some damage to the bike, so now I'll have it fully inspected to see if the frame is now usable.
  
  
  
  

Photos of the job are below

Outside seatpost covered in rusty, sticky, mouldy goo.

Left shard was the first removed, the rest followed. Only one half of the tube was cut.

*The needle and the damage done: some striations and very shallow chips on the
seatpost housing and the beginning of lots of rust and goo in the seat tube.

*QUESTION: What's the best way to clean out the gunk from the seat tube?

Sounds good, but I probably wouldn't be ready in a couple of weeks. Depends how things go.

I'm going to try the Coke method (leave the bike 2-3 days) followed by gentle twisting and pulling. I think I can get the liquid in through the bottle-holder screwhole. If there's still no give, I'll try cutting through the post. I can't imagine how tedious this will be, but if it's scrap, it's scrap.

Go on...

Yup, that's what I read before. I'm scared. This frame is too nice, and no shop is brave enough to help me.

Might this not make it explode? I'm sorry, but I can't get the idea about how to do this into my head.

Do I have anyone else?

Hold onto that post for me. I'm still sorting stuff.

Wait....Potlach, youre on boards arent you?

Jeah. The saga is continuing. Went to Daly's and asked them to sort out the bike but they wouldn't go near the post.

This...

There's already a gouge in the seatpost. It needs to come out. I've tried pulling, twisting. Haven't got into the bottom bracket to see if I can pour in solvent. I read elsewhere that carbon and aluminium don't mix so well, something to do with electric charges. The LBS hadn't heard of that, though, and they wouldn't risk removing it. :(

I've an aluminium Campag seatpost stuck in a Look carbon frame. It won't budge.

Nothing's worked, so I think I'll have to cut through. But, stupid as this might sound, I'm not sure whether the thing is actually solid aluminium or not, which would mean getting out the hacksaw and cutting a slit down along it will work, then I'll be in a right dilly of a pickle if I can't even lever it out if some solvent could work.

Ideas!

I've an old Look carbon frame which takes a 25.0mm seatpost. The existing one is stuck in it, no budging so I need a cost-effective alternative. Alien's aluminium post is a little pricy for me right now.