Usually the recommendation is to replace the seat. I haven’t tried to repair this type of ‘failure’ myself but expect there is a bit of controlled force required to flex the seat rail back into place.
TomvdZ on
I would replace this saddle. If this happened once, it’s likely to happen again. No longer safe to ride.
Adorable_Wolf_8387 on
Typically the rail has been bent out of shape when this happens. It’ll likely keep happening. The risk is getting impaled on the rail if you crash, and that’s a really bad area for that kind of damage since the arteries are running down the inside of your legs.
pastirnac on
The easy way to do it is to replicate the process used to install it in the first place: the saddle nose should have a plastic/metal/carbon fiber tab held with a couple of bolts underneath. Unscrew those and you should be able to remove the tab and afterwards, the rail. Re-insert both ends in their respective sockets, use the tab to fasten the other end under the seat nose and you’re done.
The hard way is to bend the saddle until you can slide the loose rail back in. There’s a chance the other rail will pop out and you need to be somewhat of a Hulk but I’ve done it once on a ride when there was no 5 mm Allen driver available.
El-Bikeo on
You absolutely an get the rail back in, I’ve done it several times with a bench vice. You have to bend the crap out of the seat though but with enough force and patience you can get it back in. Make sure to cover the seat with something so you don’t tear the fabric.
MasterCrouton on
Attach 2 seatposts to the rail and use them as pry bars to locate them back into the socket
Snacks_22 on
Update fixed it with a new seat. Lol
oldbadyouth on
Did the rail come out while riding? If not, I would keep using it. Maybe try unscrewing the plastic piece off the rest of the saddle, put the rail in its place, and then screw the plastic thing back on?
If the rail popped out while riding there’s likely another issue and I’d think twice about on it and just replace it, as others have suggested here
Kolognial on
Forget it, the force required to bend that back will only damage it even further. It’s shot now, it wont get any better.
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Usually the recommendation is to replace the seat. I haven’t tried to repair this type of ‘failure’ myself but expect there is a bit of controlled force required to flex the seat rail back into place.
I would replace this saddle. If this happened once, it’s likely to happen again. No longer safe to ride.
Typically the rail has been bent out of shape when this happens. It’ll likely keep happening. The risk is getting impaled on the rail if you crash, and that’s a really bad area for that kind of damage since the arteries are running down the inside of your legs.
The easy way to do it is to replicate the process used to install it in the first place: the saddle nose should have a plastic/metal/carbon fiber tab held with a couple of bolts underneath. Unscrew those and you should be able to remove the tab and afterwards, the rail. Re-insert both ends in their respective sockets, use the tab to fasten the other end under the seat nose and you’re done.
The hard way is to bend the saddle until you can slide the loose rail back in. There’s a chance the other rail will pop out and you need to be somewhat of a Hulk but I’ve done it once on a ride when there was no 5 mm Allen driver available.
You absolutely an get the rail back in, I’ve done it several times with a bench vice. You have to bend the crap out of the seat though but with enough force and patience you can get it back in. Make sure to cover the seat with something so you don’t tear the fabric.
Attach 2 seatposts to the rail and use them as pry bars to locate them back into the socket
Update fixed it with a new seat. Lol
Did the rail come out while riding? If not, I would keep using it. Maybe try unscrewing the plastic piece off the rest of the saddle, put the rail in its place, and then screw the plastic thing back on?
If the rail popped out while riding there’s likely another issue and I’d think twice about on it and just replace it, as others have suggested here
Forget it, the force required to bend that back will only damage it even further. It’s shot now, it wont get any better.