Emergency saddle questions

[lordofthemark]

Never mind.

[Judd]

Never mind.

Looks like all the weight from that Freezing Saddles tag caused an imbalance that stressed the rail on the other side.

Looks like the saddle stayed on so I hope you weren't injured when it snapped.

[hozn]

Yikes! Perhaps there is something about that seatpost that is stressing the rails at the clamp edges. Or it was over-tightened and pinched the rails? I've never broken a saddle rail, but I know people do -- usually doing pretty extreme things, though . If this was just riding along, I'd probably change the seatpost too. (And then you can change to a 2-bolt or other non-indexed seatpost clamp design too.)

[kwarkentien]

Never mind.

Yikes!!!


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[lordofthemark]

Just to clarify, the emergency was the need for immediate advice about purchasing a saddle, not any physical damage to me. I had noticed something wrong with the saddle (and soreness which I mentioned at HDCC, but attributed to riding more than I am used to). Yesterday before setting out I finally put the bike up on the rack to fiddle with the rear derailleur, and saw the break on the saddle support. I had already been thinking of stopping by a bike shop for brake pads, so went to Spokes to deal with the saddle as well. They suggested a higher end saddle. I would have taken time to consider and chat about choices at coffee club, but they said very dangerous to ride like that. So I needed to decide right away, and that was the emergency. Some positive force in the universe deemed this the right time for reji to offer saddles!

For now I will be riding with the Royal Seta on the old seat post. The guy at Spokes did not suggest a new seat post, but we can have a show and tell at CC.

[n18]

I have been using Selle Royal Respiro, both the Moderate men version on my upright hybrid, and the Athletic version(one style, unisex) on my road bike. I don't use padded shorts, and they are very comfortable for hours. I routinely do 3 to 5 hours on them comfortably. The air channel makes it noticeably cooler(by a little bit) than a saddle with a cutout in the center. REI used to carry both, but stopped carrying the moderate men version. Here is a link to the athletic version at REI. I damaged my saddle by lifting the bike while the panniers were loaded with 20 lbs+ of stuff, and the gel leaked out slowly, so I am buying another one. I tried this similar size seat from Performance Bike, but it was much harder than Respiro, and couldn't do more than 1 hour without pain, so I returned it.

[n18]

For now I will be riding with the Royal Seta on the old seat post.

I am guessing this is the seat that you are referring to, which I couldn't find at Selle Royal web site. It looks like it has decorative stitches, which I don't recommend. After long rides, I would feel these stitches. Another area to check if you are buying a good saddle is to squeeze the nose area and compare it with other saddles, if it's hard as rocks, then it's something I would avoid.

[hozn]

I would definitely consider replacing the seatpost too. For one thing where that rail broke looks like stress from post clamp. Maybe it was over tightened. But a better post will also allow for better angle adjustment (non-indexed). And likely will also weigh a lot less.

[Starduster]

I would definitely consider replacing the seatpost too. For one thing where that rail broke looks like stress from post clamp. Maybe it was over tightened. But a better post will also allow for better angle adjustment (non-indexed). And likely will also weigh a lot less.

Seatpost, yeah. You might want to find one with a little further setback, so that you're not beyond the rearward limits of the saddle rails.

[lordofthemark]

Here is the new saddle



Here you can see the seat post is scratched. I think the,bike fell over hard at some point recently, and that may have broken the rail.


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