A few solid thumps with a wooden spade handle solved this with ease, thanks so much for the tip Adam. My lack of mechanical patience would have normally led me to go the hacksaw route, many thanks for this mutual-aid online community we've got!
On May 28, 11:32 am, Adam <oceanm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes. It's happened to me quite a few times. Turn it over and give it > a few hardy taps on the rounded point where the magnetic bearing lie > inside. It should then freely open. This has worked for me almost > every time. If that doesn't work I'd recommend using some pliers, > rather than a saw, to bend it open though it will then lose it's > security. > > Let me know if that doesn't work. > > Cheers, > Adam > > On May 27, 4:12 pm, Jim Boggs <rhizomic.upris...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I'm having trouble with a Zefal 'Lock & Roll' seatpost clamp I bought > > a few months back. It's never given me problems before, but when I > > went to adjust the seat yesterday, I found that the clamp would not > > open when I flipped the bike upside down so the clamp would be in the > > release position. The clamp will wiggle a few millimeters, but it will > > not fully open. Has anyone got a trick that might work to open that > > bad boy? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
