On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 12:47 PM, scott <clankbonesh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Gang, > My bike has felt extra bouncy lately. Filled up the tires today > and they were low. Still bouncy. Looked at my brooks saddle rails and > one of them is broken. Looks like it has been that way for a little > while, too. So, good news is that the other rail is strong, bad news > is its broken. This saddle has 10,000 plus miles easy. Lots of touring > time. So, I don't want to replace it because the top is so perfectly > broken in, and there is a ton of nose bolt left. I know I can get a > replacement frame from Wallingford ($31), or I can have my roommate > weld it for me and see how that holds up. The saddle is not under > warranty (about 5 years old or so). So my question is if any of yall > have welded a busted rail or replaced a frame? Tips? Hints? Make me > feel better cuz I'm a bit bummed (pun?) about this. > > Thanks > Scott in Chicago >
I've replaced the the frame on a brooks. It just takes perserverance and brute force. But that wsa nearly 3 years ago and the saddle is still going strong. Just curious, was your broken rail one of the copper plated ones? Here's a not-so-good explanation of replacing the rails: http://cyclingspokane.blogspot.com/2007/02/my-weak-contribution-to-people-who-want.html -- John Speare Spokane, WA USA http://cyclingspokane.blogspot.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
