On any standard bike configuration a seat post is a key weight and stress concentration point on a bike. For that very reason a seat post is rigid and is not intended to be bent in the first place.
To johntolhurst;
If I'm understanding you, your are saying no heat is required in this method?
Not in the slightest do I intend to ignore your tree fork instructions. It's just that I wanted to spend the day exploring any resources in Memphis first.
So I ended up door to door in an industrial park using word of mouth and advice until finally I was directed to Standard Sheetmetal works INc. (http://www.smcmemphis.com) Boy, was I in for a surprise. They turned out to be a major military contractor mostly for Military mods on armored military fighting vehicles . They had 2 huge shops with 30 employees working on hundreds Government mods. Goofball me stumbles into the front door asking the dumb question of the day. "Can anyone put a bend in this tube for me?" LOL Call it luck call it anything you want but it just so happened one of the owners was listening to a shop foreman politely showing me the door. The owner for some reason (probably pity) interceded and after some explanation he decide that miter cutting the tube and welding the miter cut for about a 20 degree angle would do it.
So you see I did not end up with a bend but rather a welded miter cut in the tube. (See photo) I now have a new friend He seemed to catch on to the spirit of guys who tinker like us. He might even be one of us at heart. Especially because he would not even take any money for it.
To both johntohurst and Jon B;
I want you both to know I appreciate your warnings of mounting the "back rest spring" too low. One of the photos shows that new seat post also allowed the remounting of the back rest correctly and better supported.
To teacherbill;
To answer your question. Yes it's all the original. The first mod I will do, however, is to get rid of those clunky pot metal cranks. I instinctively real against slinging all that dead weight while steering. I did not even need to reset the high and low on the re mounted derailer.
To Defjack;
YOur a real comedian. LOL I brought it to the LBS to satisfy their curiosity. The youngest guy at the shop drove it staight away around the block. No muss no fuss. A couple of others tried like me. I'm trying my second day tomorrow. I/m going to a vacant parking lot. I that's my drive report for now.
To all;
Please look and the seat angle now. Opinions please. see photos
To johntolhurst;
If I'm understanding you, your are saying no heat is required in this method?
Not in the slightest do I intend to ignore your tree fork instructions. It's just that I wanted to spend the day exploring any resources in Memphis first.
So I ended up door to door in an industrial park using word of mouth and advice until finally I was directed to Standard Sheetmetal works INc. (http://www.smcmemphis.com) Boy, was I in for a surprise. They turned out to be a major military contractor mostly for Military mods on armored military fighting vehicles . They had 2 huge shops with 30 employees working on hundreds Government mods. Goofball me stumbles into the front door asking the dumb question of the day. "Can anyone put a bend in this tube for me?" LOL Call it luck call it anything you want but it just so happened one of the owners was listening to a shop foreman politely showing me the door. The owner for some reason (probably pity) interceded and after some explanation he decide that miter cutting the tube and welding the miter cut for about a 20 degree angle would do it.
So you see I did not end up with a bend but rather a welded miter cut in the tube. (See photo) I now have a new friend He seemed to catch on to the spirit of guys who tinker like us. He might even be one of us at heart. Especially because he would not even take any money for it.
To both johntohurst and Jon B;
I want you both to know I appreciate your warnings of mounting the "back rest spring" too low. One of the photos shows that new seat post also allowed the remounting of the back rest correctly and better supported.
To teacherbill;
To answer your question. Yes it's all the original. The first mod I will do, however, is to get rid of those clunky pot metal cranks. I instinctively real against slinging all that dead weight while steering. I did not even need to reset the high and low on the re mounted derailer.
To Defjack;
YOur a real comedian. LOL I brought it to the LBS to satisfy their curiosity. The youngest guy at the shop drove it staight away around the block. No muss no fuss. A couple of others tried like me. I'm trying my second day tomorrow. I/m going to a vacant parking lot. I that's my drive report for now.
To all;
Please look and the seat angle now. Opinions please. see photos
