seatpost cut in Hammersmith

samtw
samtw Posts: 13
edited January 2012 in Workshop
I need to get the seatpost cut on my TT bike. Does anyone have any recommendations for places that'll do it near Hammersmith that know what they're doing?

(I know it's pretty straightforward but, as it's a wooden seatpost, I can imagine a few places may be a bit concerned about doing it!)

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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,243
    It seems to me more a job for a good carpenter than a bike shop.
    I think you can do it yourself with confidence and a good small hacksaw... once done, give it a good polish with fine grade sandpaper on the edges and use some clear wood laquer to protect it... I don't think a bike shop would do that
    left the forum March 2023
  • fred22
    fred22 Posts: 509
    Your topic subject intrigued me, now I've read it's a wooden seatpost I'm even more interested.
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 16,528
    fred22 wrote:
    Your topic subject intrigued me, now I've read it's a wooden seatpost I'm even more interested.

    the wood, full wood, and nothing but the wood...

    http://www.renovobikes.com/triathlon/
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • samtw
    samtw Posts: 13
    sungod wrote:
    the wood, full wood, and nothing but the wood...

    http://www.renovobikes.com/triathlon/

    That's the one. Ended up adjusting the saddle position a bit first, and now not sure it needs lowering at all. It's close to where it needs to be, anyway, so I'll try it out as it is for a bit before taking a hacksaw to it!
  • oldraver
    oldraver Posts: 94
    Love it. Hardwood makes a change from all those bikes you see made out of bamboo on every street corner. ;-)

    Seriously though nice bike.
  • Yossie
    Yossie Posts: 2,600
    Freakin' lovely - I want 2: one to hang on the wall, one to ride.

    Any chance of piccies of yours please? Chapeu for having one - so cool.
  • Yossie
    Yossie Posts: 2,600
    ooops - double post - sorry.
  • samtw
    samtw Posts: 13
    Yossie wrote:
    Freakin' lovely - I want 2: one to hang on the wall, one to ride.

    Any chance of piccies of yours please? Chapeu for having one - so cool.

    I'll get the camera out later! I've also got the road version (R4) which you can see brief glimpses of in this video (and the other related ones that are linked from it): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uLmp9wY1Xc

    They're absolutely beautiful bikes to ride. As much as it's tempting put them on the wall to look at, it'd just be a waste!
  • Yossie
    Yossie Posts: 2,600
    samtw wrote:
    Yossie wrote:
    Freakin' lovely - I want 2: one to hang on the wall, one to ride.

    Any chance of piccies of yours please? Chapeu for having one - so cool.

    I'll get the camera out later! I've also got the road version (R4) which you can see brief glimpses of in this video (and the other related ones that are linked from it): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uLmp9wY1Xc

    They're absolutely beautiful bikes to ride. As much as it's tempting put them on the wall to look at, it'd just be a waste!

    Cool: thankyou very much - can't wait.

    Oooh, I'm a sucker for nice piece of woodwork :)

    The stands they sell look incredibly smart as well.
  • samtw
    samtw Posts: 13
    Here you go for a few photos of the Hoodoo (full size versions at http://flic.kr/s/aHsjyjAo9F)

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    Don't be fooled into think it's a fragile thing either. I used this and the R4 for RAAM last year, and they took everything that was thrown at them (often literally!), being shoved into the boot of vehicles or on the roof, and generally abused for a week of hard riding.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,243
    Given the value of one of these, I wouldn't touch it... get a saddle with lower rails... I thought you were talking about a seatpost, but here we are talkin about cutting the frame...
    left the forum March 2023
  • Yossie
    Yossie Posts: 2,600
    Cool - very, very, very cool: thankyou for the piccies.

    Y
  • john-e-big-guns
    john-e-big-guns Posts: 489
    Having been a Master Carpenter/Cabinetmaker for the last 50yrs I can appreciate the skill,time that's gone into these beautifull pieces of work...dispite all the profile work is done by computerised router there is still a great deal of craftmanship into the finished product
    No Pain; No Gain;

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/john-e-big-guns/
  • Yossie
    Yossie Posts: 2,600
    john-e-big-guns wrote:
    Having been a Master Carpenter/Cabinetmaker for the last 50yrs I can appreciate the skill,time that's gone into these beautifull pieces of work...dispite all the profile work is done by computerised router there is still a great deal of craftmanship into the finished product

    Now I'm intrigued - is that basically like a big CNC machine - ie that programme a computer, chuck in a huge piece of base material and let it do its stuff? Are all the different kinds of wood (I'm presuming that they are due to the colours, but I do know nothing at all about this) cut separatly then glued together then hand finished?
  • nweststeyn
    nweststeyn Posts: 1,574
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOp42Gbetxc

    Some info from the builder here on these bikes. Very cool.

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