Thanks John. No, its a black cromo railed b17 standard. I'll hit the weights before I attempt a frame swap. Good to know it CAN be done.
On Dec 2, 2:51 pm, John Speare <johnspe...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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-pe... > > -- > John Speare > Spokane, WA USAhttp://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.
