Seat won't go down

GSJ
GSJ Posts: 150
edited April 2012 in Workshop
Hi, bought a new Carrer Virtuoso road race edition and the seat at the moment is about 3/4inches up, and too high for me at the moment. I unscrewed the allen keyhole and there's a screw in the middle where the seat stops. I took the screw out and it still wouldn't go down further! so I got a torch and had a look, and there's a small 1/2mm metal cap from what I pressume is part of the screw to place that other bolt going into the middle of the tube.
Does this mean this is the furthest this seat will go down?!
Thanks, if you need picture I can supply to show what I'm talking about.

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  • freezing77
    freezing77 Posts: 731
    GSJ wrote:
    Hi, bought a new Carrer Virtuoso road race edition and the seat at the moment is about 3/4inches up, and too high for me at the moment. I unscrewed the allen keyhole and there's a screw in the middle (of what) where the seat stops. I took the screw out and it still wouldn't go down further! so I got a torch and had a look, and there's a small 1/2mm metal cap from what I pressume is part of the screw to place that other bolt going into the middle of the tube.
    Does this mean this is the furthest this seat will go down?!
    Thanks, if you need picture I can supply to show what I'm talking about.

    Pictures please +
  • GSJ
    GSJ Posts: 150
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    There is atleast 3 to 4 inches of the seat remaining.
  • freezing77
    freezing77 Posts: 731
    edited April 2012
    Chop four inches off the bottom of the seatpost.

    Alternatively remove the nutsert that the screw goes into (not a particularly good option)

    Buy a shorter seatpost

    As an aside it does seem rather odd that the bike is supplied like this.
  • GSJ
    GSJ Posts: 150
    Any recommended tools, or just a simple saw?
  • freezing77
    freezing77 Posts: 731
    GSJ wrote:
    Any recommended tools, or just a simple saw?

    Use a hacksaw, tape round where you intend to cut to prevent the saw slipping.
    After cutting through the seatpost deburr and smooth the cut edge using a fine file and or emery paper.
  • GSJ
    GSJ Posts: 150
    Thank you very much!
  • GSJ
    GSJ Posts: 150
    As an aside it does seem rather odd that the bike is supplied like this.
    Indeed, I'm not particularly tall person, but my legs don't even bend when my pedal is at the bottom.
  • mikeabanks
    mikeabanks Posts: 116
    Sounds like you were sold a bike that was way to big for you. Take it back.

    I saw you post asking for advice on the size - what size is this bike?
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    I was about to say the same thing; sounds like the bike is too big if you need the seatpost that far down. I'd go back to the shop for a proper fit / smaller bike.

    Failing that, as suggested, shorten the seatpost a bit. Easy enough if it's alloy; use a hacksaw and keep the cut straight. Remove any sharp edges with a file, and lightly grease it before inserting it into the frame

    There is nothing unusual about the bottle cage mounts on the seat-tube, please don't try to remove them, they are exactly where they should be and just the same as on virtually all bikes.
  • Wirral_paul
    Wirral_paul Posts: 2,476
    Did anyone else check the date of the original posting?? :D:D:D
  • GSJ
    GSJ Posts: 150
    The bike is 51.5cm a medium size as they call it, and I'm 163cm. They only do medium/large.
    I chopped off around two inches from the seat stem, and brought the seat down an inch and feels okay now.
    As for the bike size, I'm really at a height where I could get the one I got, or go smaller, I can stand comfortably over the top tube, however there's no give between my crotch and the top tube, not something that bothers me too much and it doesn't feel uncomfortable.
    Oh and that's without shoes :P so wearing shoes would give me an extra inch or so
  • Wirral_paul
    Wirral_paul Posts: 2,476
    Not being funny but bikes simply shouldnt be measured using the standover height. If you sit on the saddle with your hands on the bars, does the front hub appear in front, behind, or directly beyond the tops of the bars / stem??

    My bet is the hub appears behind the bars
  • GSJ
    GSJ Posts: 150
    Wirral_Paul wrote:
    Not being funny but bikes simply shouldnt be measured using the standover height. If you sit on the saddle with your hands on the bars, does the front hub appear in front, behind, or directly beyond the tops of the bars / stem??

    My bet is the hub appears behind the bars

    The hub is directly beyond the stem/bars.

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