Warped saddle rail(s)

mattcroad

Just noticed that my saddle is 5mm lower on one side than the other. Once I removed it I can see that one rail (hollow ti) is angled closer towards the saddle than the other side.

Does anyone know if this is fixable , or if I will need to invest in another saddle?

davis

mattcroad wrote:

Just noticed that my saddle is 5mm lower on one side than the other. Once I removed it I can see that one rail (hollow ti) is angled closer towards the saddle than the other side.

Does anyone know if this is fixable , or if I will need to invest in another saddle?

Is one rail bent? If so, try bending it back -- if it breaks you'll have had to buy a new saddle either way!

mattcroad

I can't tell if it is one or both as I don't have a prior reference, I have a feeling only one has slipped as i'm not a heavyweight.

Any idea on what strategy I should employ to bend it? I am mindful of steching the sockets the rail goes into as if they stretch/crack I am defintely going to have to replace it. I've grown quite attached to this saddle and don't want to kill it.

desweller

What saddle is it? Are there any screws on the fittings at the end? Would it be possible to get the rails out and hold them in a vice? It'll be a lot easier to adjust them if you can get a little heat on them, but I wouldn't do that while they're still in the saddle.

Initialised

I ended up replacing it when mine repeatedly did this.