I've had a rail break....not sure if it was the Campy one-bolt seatpost or what...but luckily not when I was riding it. Anyway Wallingford Bicyle parts in New Orleans used to offer Brooks sadlle repair and Bill Laine who did them is still the owner...so maybe you could email him. Also there's this place in Pennsylvania http://transportcycle.com/pages/brooks-saddles and you can email for a quote before you commit. Given that the costs of Brooks saddles have risen, and this must be a $300 + saddle new, I can well understand why you'd want to repair it. Good luck! On Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 6:48:49 PM UTC-5, SeanMac wrote:
> As I was heading out the door for my bike ride yesterday afternoon I > realized that there was a problem with my much loved Brooks Swift > (titanium) saddle. I put my hand on the top of the saddle and noticed an > unusual amount of flex. Upon closer inspection, it was obvious that > something was wrong. It turns out that part of the tension shackle, the > part that connects the nose of the saddle to the saddle frame, had broken. > Bummer. > > The saddle has at least 12,000 miles, and the leather is in great shape, > so I want to have this problem fixed. A new tension shackle can be > obtained very inexpensively (only $3.50 for the chromed steel version). > However, as I have never carried out this repair, I am looking for some > guidance / encouragement / advice. A quick internet search turned up a few > good tidbits, but I'm hoping for some help here from the experts. Is this > a relatively easy repair that a mechanic with limited skills can complete > or would I be much better off shipping the saddle to a qualified repair > expert? > > If this is not a home mechanic job, I would appreciate advice on where to > have it fixed - ideally in the USA. > > Thanks, > Sean > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
