I have a nice broken in saddle I don't want to part with, but the rails are bent. Anyone have a good technique for straightening seat rails?
Thanx
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Bent seat rail fixes
- Thread starter 1soulrider
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turn your bike upside down stand with one foot on the rails in front of the seat post and one on the rails behind the seatpost. then pull up on the chainstay and downtube. That is a temporary fix to your problem. The only thing is once they bend they are more likely to bend again. Plus if they have ripped through the seat frame underneath. They are not going to stay straight.
I would suggest getting a new saddle. Bending the rails back is an emergency only solution. The rails will be so weakened that they will snap on a large impact. Imagine loosing your saddle during a run and having the post/rail hit you while landing a drop. The proctologist would have field day on your expense!!
Just leave it. I ran a saddle with the rails bent for a whole season.
SirChomps-a-Lot said:
I bent 2 saddles last season and one this season.I give up and just ride 'em bent.I will get a new one for next season and no doubt bend it as well 
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I'd take bent over cracked any day.anarchyUK said:
Yea, ran a bent seat all summer.SirChomps-a-Lot said:
just bent mine again today on this STUPID 30x15 canyon gap/drop thing. My voice is about 2 octives higher.
before i rebent it i just moved the seat post forward on the rails to stradle the bent then tightened it back down to bring it back to shape...worked alright until the afternoon.
before i rebent it i just moved the seat post forward on the rails to stradle the bent then tightened it back down to bring it back to shape...worked alright until the afternoon.
only to be replaced with more bad ass bikes...without bent seats.the Inbred said: