Broke this on my tour in Turkey. The saddle still seems to be very tight. Can I continue? I still got 1.300km to go.
by Xander0928
Broke this on my tour in Turkey. The saddle still seems to be very tight. Can I continue? I still got 1.300km to go.
by Xander0928
9 Comments
Looks like it’s ok to me (for now), you’ll probably find the clamping force has dropped a bit and it would be a good idea to replace it when you can.
Depending on where you are there should be plenty of bike shops in turkey you can get a replacement clamp.
Looks to me like it’s mostly being held in place by corrosion as opposed to the clamp anyway, so might be a pain to get a replacement fitted.
Are you worried about getting it off or keeping riding?
I’d wrap some electrical tape around the seat post at the lowest point possible as a backup so you can ride until you can buy a spare or get a bike shop to get the old one off and swap.
It will loosen suddenly. Get a new one asap. Simply wrapping some thick tape around the post could temporarily stabilize it.
It will probably be OK until it isn’t
Fortunately seat post clamps are relatively inexpensive and easy to replace so keep an eye out for a new one.
It’s holding for now, which is good, but I’d definitely look to replace the seatpost clamp at the next bike shop. If it does deteriorate more, it will make for a memorable trip but not necessarily a good one; I definitely wouldn’t want to be riding with my saddle in the lowest position and rotating as I ride if the clamp gives out entirely.
I don’t know the Turkish for “seat post clamp”, but bike shop plus pointing should do it
Not sure why your seatpost hasn’t slipped into the frame, but it’s a matter of when (not if) that will happen. Seatpost clamps are reasonably available and standardized, especially since you’re on an aluminum frame (not carbon).
Agreed with other posters (temporary) “hack” suggestions of wrapping your seatpost in tape to avoid getting a surprise “rapid seat lowering” when this does give up.
Then, suggest finding a local bike shop to see if they’ve got something that might work, as soon as possible!
Great thing about broken seatpost clamps is you most likely won’t die when it suddenly fails.
Sure it’ll suck when (not if) it fails and you’re over 100km from anywhere you can fix it, but you won’t die, unlike a lot of other potential issues a bike can have.
Any bike shop will most likely be able to help you, even with a potential language barrier pointing to the part will do the trick.
4nm only dude