Noticed a pattern with seized seatposts this month

Last week I worked on three bikes at the shop in Portland that all had stuck seatposts from different brands. Two of them were aluminum frames with steel posts, the usual culprit, but one was steel on steel and still seized solid. Has anyone else seen a spike in these jobs lately or is it just the rainy season catching up with neglect?

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rubyshah1mo agoMost Upvoted

Oh yeah, rainy season is basically a mass casualty event for seatposts. My own bike's post seized up last winter and I had to apologize to it while hitting it with a pipe wrench.

the_linda1mo ago

I read somewhere that a smear of grease on the post before winter pretty much stops that whole mess from happening.

julia_anderson1mo ago

Grabbed my own bike last spring after a wet winter and the post was stuck so bad I ended up in a tug of war with my neighbor's dog. I was cussing at the frame while the mutt was thrilled thinking it was a new game. Ended up having to use a torch and a lot of prayers - pretty sure I heard the seatpost laughing at me. Learned my lesson though, now I put antiseize on EVERYTHING, even the bottle cage bolts.