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.
