My brother was trying my bike when he crashed(he’s fine) and this popped out. There are no things left to unscrew without taking off the cloth, which I’m not going to do. How can I fix this? It doesn’t want to bend back, or really bend whatsoever.
by Mazren_
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Honestly the machines they use to seat these are large presses. When this happens, despite the seat being in good condition, it’s toast. You could attempt to clamp it in a vice and use pliers to try and bend it into place but it will not only be very hare but likely damage the seat in the process
A vise on a bench comes to mind.
The other side does not have a screw?
you crash again to make it plop back in?
or just ask someone “please fix it for me” while showing the saddle
While you may be able to force it back in you probably would wind up with a seat that creaks, if you even got it back together without breaking anything else.
Fix it by installing a new one
It’ll probably flex enough to go back in
Bring it to a welder/fabricator but you could also fix it yourself if you are handy. flex the metal to get back in the hole then straighten the metal once it’s back in. You may be good but it maybe slightly weakened too. Are you a clydesdale? If so it may rebend but worth a try. Also bending is about right tools and leverage (bench vice and bending forks, or opposing bending forks).
It’s possible, I’ve done it once. Here’s what I would do:
1. Reinstall the seat to the post.
2. Grab a flat head screwdriver or similar.
3. Using the end of the exposed rod as a fulcrum, place the flat head on the hole and treat the screwdriver as a lever and bring the hole of the seat over the rod.
Something with a flat body will be more stable on the rod. It’s easier said then done and you mess up the bottom of the seat a bit, but I think it’s worth the effort
Might be better to buy a new one but you can probably put that seat back on and only holding that one loose end (not the other side if you can tighten that way) and then try to force it in there again. Or try to get a vice to hold it down and do some flexing on the seat to try to get it to goe back in there. and see what you can do. Then again it might get bent and pop out again.
I’ve had this happen to my seat while dirt jumping. I tried everything to fix it but there is no proper way to put it back. I tried a vice, screwdriver, bending it back and then I gave up. All the info I found online is that the saddle is dead.
In the end I just cut the plastic surrounding the hole a bit and bent it backwards so that I can force the rail back into place, then put a shit ton of Marine Weld epoxy to hold it all into place. So far so good but I do ride dirt so it’s not like I’m sitting on thr saddle all day…
I’m assuming that the bottom is hard plastic, where the rod should be. See If you can wedge the nose of the seat somewhere and just pull back hard with one hand and try to slide the rod in with the other hand. I would put a towel around the seat where you are trying to wedge it to not damage the top of the seat. Since it’s already busted, it’s worth a shot.
Did you try forcing it?
Looks like you need to buy a new bike, honestly.
I fixed this once with visegrips and a whole lot of force.
Upgrade.
Don’t fix it and ride it.
Your femoral artery and other parts are down there
New saddle is the only answer
I’ve fixed that before by boiling the seat until it was soft enough to pop it back in. Lasted for years afterwards without issue.