My wife and I went over to the shop, payed the remainder of what we owed to pay in full, $125.00, and now the bike is in our hands with the seat tube filled up half way with ammonia. How long does the soaking take before it breaks free? An additional problem was that the dealer cracked the seatpost and I had to wrap a plastic bad around the seat lug and seat post to keep the ammonia from all running out. What is this stuff called Kroil? Does that work better?
By the way, I have spent a couple of hours measuring the frame for out of alignment using all the string tricks I know of, and the by eye and sight line the bike appears to be perfectly in true. Also there is not one errant file mark, nor excess brazing blob anywhere to be found. There are no over thinned lugs, nor under thinned ones. Every detail shows care and concern for detail. None of my past bikes comes close to this level of love and craftsmanship. Now back to that stuck seatpost.
Garth Libre in Miami Shores Fl.