Is this saddle dead?
02-24-21 | 02:24 AM
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Is this saddle dead?
Hi all
I have no "sentimental" attachment to this saddle so just asking as practical question - is it done and I should trash it or any way to repair plastic?
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I have no "sentimental" attachment to this saddle so just asking as practical question - is it done and I should trash it or any way to repair plastic?
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02-24-21 | 03:34 AM
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I have been doing the vintage road bike thing for about twenty years now. I have given or tossed items that I thought would never have value. I was so wrong! Though the saddle looks bad it just might fit (pardon the pun) somebody's needs, somewhere, someday. The saddle does not take up much storage room and, with that in mind, I would be tempted to just put it away, just in case. You can pitch it, or give it or sell it anytime.
These days, though I have little room to store things, I still do not pitch too many things, unless they take up too much storage space. A saddle, I keep, even a damaged and very entry level one...
Complete frame/fork set sometimes, if I cannot find someone who wants such a set, get fed to the local landfill site, this Santine ff being the most recent "I can't find someone who wants it" item so it got pitched (I kept the component group, including the wheels which are now temporarily fitted to an early sixties Torpado Professional). Anyway, the dumped Santne...
These days, though I have little room to store things, I still do not pitch too many things, unless they take up too much storage space. A saddle, I keep, even a damaged and very entry level one...
Complete frame/fork set sometimes, if I cannot find someone who wants such a set, get fed to the local landfill site, this Santine ff being the most recent "I can't find someone who wants it" item so it got pitched (I kept the component group, including the wheels which are now temporarily fitted to an early sixties Torpado Professional). Anyway, the dumped Santne...
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02-24-21 | 09:50 AM
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There is hope, as long as the plastic isn’t cracked and the rails are good.
edit - well, I missed that crack (viewing on a phone). I would toss it. There are lots of other saddles.
There is hope, as long as the plastic isn’t cracked and the rails are good.
edit - well, I missed that crack (viewing on a phone). I would toss it. There are lots of other saddles.
Last edited by due ruote; 02-24-21 at 10:42 AM.
02-24-21 | 09:55 AM
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I have been doing the vintage road bike thing for about twenty years now. I have given or tossed items that I thought would never have value. I was so wrong! Though the saddle looks bad it just might fit (pardon the pun) somebody's needs, somewhere, someday. The saddle does not take up much storage room and, with that in mind, I would be tempted to just put it away, just in case. You can pitch it, or give it or sell it anytime.
These days, though I have little room to store things, I still do not pitch too many things, unless they take up too much storage space. A saddle, I keep, even a damaged and very entry level one...
These days, though I have little room to store things, I still do not pitch too many things, unless they take up too much storage space. A saddle, I keep, even a damaged and very entry level one...
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02-24-21 | 09:56 AM
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If the base plastic is cracked as it seems, you've got an uphill battle on this one. You'll need to deglove it, properly repair the crack using either a splint or welding the plastic together with Butone aka Methyl Ethyl Ketone aka MEK or a similar agent (Warning: MEK is extremely bad for your lungs)
Once the plastic is repaired with sufficient time to cure, All you'd need is some base foam, new cover material, and some good 3M headliner adhesive. Typical process to re-cover is probably covered in threads here @ BF..
Once the plastic is repaired with sufficient time to cure, All you'd need is some base foam, new cover material, and some good 3M headliner adhesive. Typical process to re-cover is probably covered in threads here @ BF..
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02-24-21 | 03:18 PM
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OP,
In my opinion, the saddle is done....the cracked shell while can be repaired but will not be worth the time and effort. You would be better off sourcing a used one.
JMO, Best, Ben
In my opinion, the saddle is done....the cracked shell while can be repaired but will not be worth the time and effort. You would be better off sourcing a used one.
JMO, Best, Ben
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02-24-21 | 04:24 PM
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Toss it.
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02-24-21 | 06:12 PM
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Bikes: It's complicated.
One can find saddles in much better shape for $5 at many co-ops.
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