Originally Posted by
TimothyH
A month ago everyone jumped down my throat for suggesting that a seatpost cut by a hacksaw wielding jackass might be unsafe due to stress risers. Now a seatpost turned down .002 by a caliper wielding machinist is "iffy" due to those same stress risers.
I'm sure all the seatpost safety experts here can tell me what torque spec y'all used on your seat clamp bolts. Oh, wait... I'm the guy who was ridiculed for looking for an installation manual so that I could get the torque spec on a part. Oh yeah.... nevermind.
-Timothy "I ain't mad" H-
Cutting OFF the
end of a post and making a modification to the middle of a post is apples to oranges. There is no stress on the
end of the post. None. Cutting material OFF the end of a post with anything is fine with regards to safety. Hack saw vs pipe cutter vs etc vs etc are just process/cosmetic preferences.