Good buddy Lou Deeter has written to challenge my earlier suggestion
(garnered from Larry Black) that one can create a hole in a seat post, even
the unlikely event one had a Swiss Army Knife with them. Alas, I have to
agree with him...Lou is rarely wrong...and apparently doesn't carry a Swiss
Army Knife...I guess I don't either...maybe Larry does. I can tell you from
experience that the effort to cut off a bit of Thompson Elite Post with a
hack saw does make a Swiss Army Knife seem ineffectual for such a task...
Lou does suggest wrapping the post with Duct tape to slow or stop it's
downward drift...seems like a good idea...wonder if he carries duct tape
with him? :^)
Pondering the mysteries of the universe and seat posts in particular in
Lansing, MI USA
Tom Sanders