goo_mason
Champion barbed-wire hurdler
- Location
- Leith, Edinburgh
Stopped just after setting off from work as my seatpost had been slowly sinking into the frame over the last few days. Got out the Topeak Hex and set about raising the saddle and tightening the saddle clamp back up.
**BANG!!!**
Oops - yet another sheared bolt and the prospect of riding the entire 10 miles home out of the saddle. But there was a Halfords just two minutes away, so I popped in hoping they'd have a new seatpost clamp. The guy stopped working on a bike he had up on the workstand as I walked in and went off to look for me. Unfortunately, they didn't have one the right size but the next one down that they had was actually a better, tighter fit (which will hopefully prevent seatpost slippage and trying to overtighten the clamp to keep it from doing so).
He tightened it all up for me and waved me on my way without paying, saying that there was a powercut anyway so the tills weren't working !
So a huge thanks to Halfords at Hermiston Gate for the help and the freebie. Nice one - must try and get a box of chocs to hand in as a thank-you to the guy.
**BANG!!!**
Oops - yet another sheared bolt and the prospect of riding the entire 10 miles home out of the saddle. But there was a Halfords just two minutes away, so I popped in hoping they'd have a new seatpost clamp. The guy stopped working on a bike he had up on the workstand as I walked in and went off to look for me. Unfortunately, they didn't have one the right size but the next one down that they had was actually a better, tighter fit (which will hopefully prevent seatpost slippage and trying to overtighten the clamp to keep it from doing so).
He tightened it all up for me and waved me on my way without paying, saying that there was a powercut anyway so the tills weren't working !
So a huge thanks to Halfords at Hermiston Gate for the help and the freebie. Nice one - must try and get a box of chocs to hand in as a thank-you to the guy.
