Originally Posted by Landgolier
Also, I just looked and you can find this part on ebay, so no need for DIY. And yeah, you have to run a cheapie style saddle with a separate clamp.
You would need a separate clamp, but you could use that clamp on whatever saddle was desired.
I use a clamp on my Brooks B-17... It may look strange on the new ultra-light racing saddles, but they would work on them as well. They will work on any saddle with rails.
To get a seat clamp, if you have no other source, buy a cheap seat at *Mart and remove the clamp from the seat rails... I am not sure about all of the *Mart seats, but I have seen the clamp on the rails on some of them. About $8.00 for the seat to use the clamp, but probably cheaper than ordering and paying postage.