Saddle came loose whilst riding...

Ka12
Ka12 Posts: 216
edited July 2012 in Road general
Hi,

Went out on a club ride last night and after 30 miles all of a sudden my saddle went backwards and the bolt nearest the seat post had come out - managed to unclip and stop without falling off!

I fixed the saddle back on at the road side and it seemed okay, when I got home I took the saddle off and one of the bolts had metal shavings falling off when I undid it so it looks like the thread inside the nut is dammaged - I can no longer get the screw to screw into the nut.

I have only had the bike for a couple of months, its a carbon fi boardman with a carbon boardman seat post - I am taking it back to halfords tonight but just wondered what is likely to have caused this and has this happened to anyone else?

Thanks
Sarah

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  • snoopsmydogg
    snoopsmydogg Posts: 1,110
    if its only a couple of months old did you get halfords to build the bike in store?

    my thoughts are bolt may have been cross threaded when fitted
  • deswahriff
    deswahriff Posts: 310
    ..I'd blame Wiggle.... :wink:
  • Ka12
    Ka12 Posts: 216
    Took the seat post back to halfords today but the screws looked okay, bit of a mystery really!

    Halfords have offered to replace the seat post but cannot get a replacement boardman carbon seat post so have offered me an Outland carbon seatpost (OSP102) instead - had a quick look online and it is advertised as a mountain seat post, is this okay to use on a road bike?

    Should I accept the outland carbon seat post or is it not a good seat post?
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    If it's the right diameter and the clamp fits your saddle rails then it should be OK. Might even be less likely to come undone if it's designed for MTB use...

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