Broken Rails .. Selle Italia “ Men” saddle…

[Landsurfer]

Broke the rails on the saddle … Actually bent the seat pin as well … Falmouth Quarry car park height barrier, 1 … Davids new bike, 0.
The bikes fine, the saddle seat itself is undamaged .. the rails are snapped … The bikes ok ..
I need some replacement rails …. Any ideas chaps and chapesses ?

 

[Ajax Bay]

Buy a new saddle and seat post. Thank your lucky stars the car park bar wasn't lower (or bike higher).

 

[Landsurfer]

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Already done and fitted … it appears Selle rail replacement kits are available ..it’s a £100 saddle ..

 

[Landsurfer]

The plot thickens … the height restriction bar is clearly marked 2.2 meters.
We drove underneath it last summer with a bike on the back with no problem..
At a local friends suggestion… We returned to the scene 30 mins ago … there is a new speed bump …
Under The Height Restriction Bar … !!
The actual gap is < 2.18 meters …
Oh dear …. Someone is in for a bad day at work on Wednesday ….
Our friend has mentioned that he knows of 3 local car parks which have had speed bumps installed under the height restriction bar ….

 

[ColinJ]

I take your point, but counting on the 2 cm difference would be a bit daft!

 

[Paulus]

You say the bike is fine, but I would give the seat tube a close inspection. The seat post and saddle might of taken most of the impact, but there may well be some damage.

 

[Landsurfer]

I take your point, but counting on the 2 cm difference would be a bit daft!

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[Landsurfer]

You say the bike is fine, but I would give the seat tube a close inspection. The seat post and saddle might of taken most of the impact, but there may well be some damage.

I have .. I’ve been an Aircraft / Rail Structural and Mechanical Engineer for 50 years … close inspection for paint cracking and damage to the tube was carried out soon after the impact …
In retrospect I suspect that the impact was more of a glancing blow to the trailing edge of the seat structure compressing the seat and breaking the rails … the bend to the seat pin was as a result of drag forces ..
But thank you for advising.. we are often so close to an event that we miss the obvious …

 

[wafter]

I take your point, but counting on the 2 cm difference would be a bit daft!

True, however if last time you very carefully inched under it with a dilligent banksman to check for clearance and no horrendous occurrances; without any warnings that something had changed this time you'd be forgiven for just cracking on; wouldn't you?

Plus the clearance is less than stated so whoever's responsible for that must bear some blame..

 

[Tenkaykev]

I wouldn't take the risk after an incident like that. Definitely a new bike...

 

[Landsurfer]

13.2 mile wizz along the path from Marizion to Mousehole via Penzance and back ….. the bikes fine …..