I crashed my GT Avalanche Comp a few weeks ago and I’ve finally heal up enough to get back to biking. Unfortunately I discovered that one of the rods in the saddle came out of its socket somehow. I’ve removed everything I can to try and put it back in but it just won’t budge. I really love the colour scheme on this bike and I don’t want to replace the saddle any help is appreciated:)
by Sudden_Shame5472
18 Comments
You cant. Time to replace.
Buy a new seat
Crash it the same way but riding backwards this time?
Strength will be your tool for this job.
Find a way to secure the saddle, use two pairs of pliers to pull up and bend in at the same time. I repaired one exactly like this after a crash. It’s not easy but definitely doable.
I did a college internship for a company that made saddles. The custom tool to seat the rails required a lot of leverage and force. I highly doubt you’ll be able to reseat the rail with it still being symmetrical. Time for a new one.
It’s a cheap saddle that is now broken. Replace it. You can still try to get one that matches your color scheme. https://www.jensonusa.com/chromag-trailmaster-dt-saddle-blackcyan?
Holy shoot I had this happen to me this weekend!! I broke a sweat trying to pop it back in. Still haven’t figured this out yet. Crazy to see this haha
Sucks, but that’s a cheap OEM saddle. Good opportunity to upgrade, and saddles with that shape and channel aren’t hard to find.
If you really like it, and the socket isn’t busted, you may be able to undo the screw at the front and get the frame out that way. Then slide it back into it’s holes and put it back together. Worth a crack!
You can get a saddle for like $10. Just replace it. Trust me, you’ll be better off.
You should buy a new seat but it’s possible to get the rail back in if you use 2 seatposts clamped to the rail and bend it. It’s hard and really just an emergency fix.
There really is no even hard way to fix this. Step up to an Ergon!
Your mom called. She wants you to clean up that room before dinner.
She also says that, if you heat up the saddle with a powerful hairdryer or heat gun, you MIGHT be able to flex the saddle in such a way as to line up the recessed hole with the end of the seat rail. If that don’t work, go buy a proper saddle, like a Terry Liberator.
I personally know a guy who lost a testicle from a seat rail that randomly broke, just replace it. Faulty or damaged saddles are dangerous
If it happened once. Why would you try to repair it to have it happen again? Seat are cheap, don’t be cheap get a new one.
Rectum?
#Damn near killed ’em!
Judging by the Princess Auto box you’re in Canada. If you’re in Calgary I can give you an old saddle that will be less likely to break on you.
Otherwise I’d suggest checking out a bike coop or big bike shop around you. Coops will probably have a bin of used saddles and big shops usually have a take off OEN saddles they sell for cheapish. At least the ones I worked at did.