Jay- I believe I need the cantle plate replaced as well, so I don't think the narrower cantle and rail assembly of the B17N would fit my B17 standard.
But I thank you for the offer. Tim On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 9:24 AM, Jay in Tel Aviv <[email protected]> wrote: > I wore out the leather on an old B17N. If I still have it I'd be happy to > pass it on for you to use the rails. I'll check when I get home. > > On Monday, May 16, 2016 at 4:29:22 PM UTC+3, Tim Gavin wrote: > >> >> I bent the rails on one of my Brooks B17 saddles. I was fooling around, >> hopping stuff, and my foot slipped off the pedal so I came down hard on one >> side of the saddle. >> My tookus is fine, but the saddle had a 10 to 20 degree slump to the >> right, as seen from behind. >> >> I bent the saddle back into alignment by hand, but now it has an annoying >> "creak" from that side (when I pedal with my right leg). I haven't closely >> inspected it, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's the beginnings of a >> stress crack in the rail where it was bent and then bent back. >> >> Do any list members do saddle repair? Or know of a shop that does? It >> looks like I can order a new rail assembly >> <https://www.bike24.de/1.php?content=8;product=155002;menu=1000,2,109;mid%5B163%5D=1;page=4;orderby=2> >> for about a quarter of the cost of a new B17, but the repair would require >> someone to drill out the rivets and replace them. >> >> This is a relatively-new B17 (~2000 miles on it) so I'd prefer to keep it >> going than to pitch it and start fresh. >> >> Thanks for your advice, >> >> Tim Gavin >> Cedar Rapids, IA >> > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
