fixing a saddle rail?

Posted on Mon 10th, August 2015

• #1

pdlouche
I know it may be cheaper to buy a new saddle, but I want this one because it already looks shit, but it's super comfy...

No idea how but my dad's old x-century popped the rail. Any idea how to get it back in?

I may cut the plastic and reform something to hold it in place, trying to resist that, though...

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• #2

dancing james

to be honest, the idea of bodging a repair at the risk of a sharp prong in my arse or thigh does not seem worthwhile
• #3

pdlouche

Nevermind...
• #4

pdlouche

The rail is way more bent than I first realised. In the bin it goes!
• #5

GreatSince78

I had this problem and found reattaching the saddle via the one good rail to a bike made it possible to fix. Get a buddy to hold the bike, then just using a bit of brute force to bend and then manipulate the dodgy rail back into the plastic retaining socket did the trick. I used a big adjustable spanner to bend the bad rail, good luck!
• #6

pdlouche

When I went and looked at the saddle over the weekend it doesn't look too bad. I'll used your advice to get the rail bent back. At least it's a regular metal rail, not lightweight/cromo/carbon or something.

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