In a message dated 3/26/05 8:14:07 AM, OROBOYZ@aol.com writes:
>You have to be joking! Replacing a seat tube is probably the most difficult
>repair a frame builder could be asked to do! I wouldn't do that horrible
>work
>for the price of a new frame! Of course, I am not speedy at frame repair..
>the maestros on this list have the huge depth of experience that would
>make it less agonizing .. maybe. I would be interested to see what those
fellows
>say.
>
Never in a million years. I would pull the frame apart and reuse the pieces
before I'd try to replace a seat tube.
>Hmmm. So we find the need to place blame? How about the idiot who owned this
>nice bike and never checked the seatpost and greased it now and then?
May I put a plug in for real anti-seize? It's meant for the job and works better than grease. Just to complicate things some greases are electrically conductive which can lead to the very problen we're trying to prevent. Phil Brown No seat tube replacements, thank you, in San Rafael, Calif.