Cutting the seatpost: did you do it yourself or have the LBS do it?

[Thorn]

For me, the shop said they would do it for me when the bike went in for its overhaul. It is an aluminum post. They have the tools to do it in no time--for me, it would be an all day operation.

Note: I'm not cutting it for weight but because the bike is S&S coupled. With the post cut a little shorter, it will fit into its suitcase a bit better.

[SadieKate]

We cut them ourselves, but we have the tools to make a nice square cut and filed edges. You definitely don't want any burrs left on the edge.

This is such a simple and fast procedure for a LBS that they should be able to do it while you wait. For them, just a few minutes effort.

[VeloVT]

I bought the shortest seatpost I could. With the seat at its current (comfortable) adjustment, I am about 1 cm away from having the minimum insertion line exposed, which gives me just a smidgen of room for further adjustment. So I didn't feel it was necessary to get it cut.

[lunacycles]

for an aluminum post, all you need is a tubing cutter (plumber's tool) available at any hardware store. Makes a clean, 90 deg cut, no burs on the outside. The job will take about 5 minutes.

[Ana]

I called my LBS and they did it in 10 minutes for $10 It's perfect (filed, etc)

[Running Mommy]

They charged you TEN DOLLARS!! Sheesh!! No wonder we are going out of business and they are hanging in. They are making a killing on simple things!
We have a pipe cutter thingy that takes about five minutes, or they use a hack saw and then file the edges. And I don't think we have ever charged. We kind of have this standing rule here in the shop that if it takes 5 mins or less, and doesn't take special knowledge- we don't charge.
I think it takes longer to ring it up. lol