Chapman

I bought a Terry Liberator Mens Leather saddle last night but it sits on my bike at a slight upward angle. Even at its most level it is still at a slight upward angle. Is this how the Liberator is intended to be ridden?

alicestrong

Hi

Not sure about the men's but I've got the woman's version and I can point the nose down if I want to.

It sounds more like a seat post issue...

Loosen it up and give it a nice downward thwack on the nose...

Shemp

Put a board or hard bound book on top of it. Put a bubble level on that, then adjust the seat post angle mechanism as needed. I've never bothered to do that, but eyeballing it, my Liberator is level and works fine for me.

Chapman

What is the seat post angle mechanism? Not sure my bike came with that... By the way, I ride a Jamis Aurora with stock seat post.

alicestrong

Your seat post attaches to your frame with a bolt that either has a quick release or loosens with an allen wrench. You can make the seat higher or lower. That is NOT the adjustment we're looking for here, but rather at the top of the seatpost where your saddle is attached by it's rails. Normally it also loosens with an allen wrench and allows you to move the saddle foreward/backward or up and down on it's rails...

Chapman

Oh, the only adjustment I could make was to move the seat forward and backward after loosening the clamp. I don't think tilting the seat is an option with my seatpost. Currently the seat is as far back as possible in order to get it as flat as possible.

alicestrong

hmmmm...are you sure about that?? That would be a new one on me. Even my older/cheap bikes will move. Does it have bolts on the sides or something?

Like I said before, give it a good thwack...

alicestrong

There MUST be a way to adjust your saddle tilt...we just don't know what it is yet...

Have you loosened it ALL the way?

Proper saddle tilt is so important to overall fit and comfort that I can't imagine any seatpost designed without a fine tuning mechanism to achieve that.

Shemp

It's there, trust me. Take a photo of your post if you can, we'll point it out.

I made some pretty pictures. Hopefully these help you out:

Chapman

Shemp, I believe my seatpost is most like the first picture in your post. I looked at the Ritchey website and I think this is it (probably a year older model but I doubt there's any difference)...

https://ritcheylogic.com/web/Ritchey~...7390&live=true

I think both of you are probably right in that it can be tilted forward or backward while the bolt is loose. I will try it tonight and update asap.

Thanks!

alicestrong

Here's another thread from today about adjusting seatposts that you might want to read, also.

https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-mechanics/314096-stupid-day-seatposts.html

alicestrong

Nice

Chapman

You guys were right. It was a little stuck and took a slight hit to get it to loosen. Thanks a lot for your help.

alicestrong

You're welcome...

You were just feeling a little shy about whacking your nice new Liberator...

Hey let us know how you like the saddle. Mine was great right out of the box...

Chapman

Well I took it for a spin last night and I have to say it's hard as hell. I was using the stock gel saddle on my Jamis Aurora. I was a little shocked in the difference. Should it break in a little?

foamy

Well, that not good for me to hear. I'm having a bike built and when I told them that I had no butt, they recommended the Terry Liberator. I had heard good things about them and so I went with it. Please, do an update when you get some more miles on it, I'm extremely interested in hearing about your experience with it.

BikePackin

I have the vinyl liberators from 5 years ago on two of my bikes and both are able to be angled lower than level in the front.

Shemp

I think your butt may need the breaking in (no offense). My Liberator is far from hard. I've been using firmer seats on my road bike and when I come back to my touring bike, the Liberator actually feels too soft.