jxpowers

It was dark at night, i was going downhill and there was this huge curb that i didnt see and before i knew it my bike hit the curb at 20mph i went flying with a laptop in my bag and the whole left side of my body went numb, got a few grazes and such, but anyway, im wondering if the saddle i posted is fixable? or do i need a new one. it looks like the plastic that the metal is wrapped around is bent pretty bad, and its gone white, like when you bend a pastic ruler over and over.

any ideas would be great.

and also how do i check my wheels for damage, i just bought these a day ago and i hope they arent cracked or anything
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/m...t/rp-prod55231

Daspydyr 

The rails are tweaked fer sure! I don't know if I would trust them if you did get them leveled out. If the rims are rolling true then you dodged a major bullet there.

You took a major thump on the left side for sure, hope the laptop is firing on all cylinders as well. Crap, watch them stinking curbs.

Notgrownup

File 13 and get a new one.

ColinL

Buy some lights and use them before something worse happens.

jxpowers

Ive got some i just forgot to put them on (rushing to get home), i usually ride on the roads but as i didnt have my light i didnt stay on roads

DX-MAN

Yup, new saddle; tried to help a bud with his years ago, and only had partial success (used a crowbar, it was still in the seatpost clamp). He called it good enough, but had a new saddle less than six months later.

bikeme

That saddle is toast. I've thrown out others for a lot less damage. I had one that barely bent a rail from a trail crash but it was enough to throw my hips off level and thus jack up my lower back.

kingsqueak

The worst wreck I ever had and I've wrecked motorcycled too was on my bicycle in the dark years ago. I broke my frame and got really rashed and lumped up. oncoming headlights over a rise flash blinded me and I hit a black asphalt curb parallel at a good speed. I'm very luck I didn't land across the metal guard rail.

Moral of the story, don't out ride your lights and keep the pace slower at night.

roccobike

Think about this; if the saddle goes out while riding and you sit on it, you're expecting the saddle to be in a certain place. When it isn't, your body/mind automatically react to gain balance. When your on a bike, that automatic reaction can actually cause you to lose your balance and crash. The cost of a saddle isn't worth it. If you're strapped for cash, buy a used off ebay, but don't ride one that can cause you to crash.
I actually saw this kind of crash happen in a road pace line. Guy sat down and the saddle wasn't where it was supposed to be. He went down (hard), next one went down, next ran over something or someone, I think I was fourth and somehow managed to escape. The lead guy came out OK. Very mild concussion and a totaled helmet, I mean completely wrecked helmet. He was lucky.