Fizik Pave- this is why they suck
01-16-08, 12:34 AM
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Fizik Pave- this is why they suck
besides being an ass hatchet...
I got this saddle from a friend, who bought it new, rode it 4 or 5 times, then put it in his parts box. I had ridden it for maybe 3,4 months. It started creaking when I was many miles from home, then all of a sudden I was sliding off to the side. Luckily I was going pretty slow, so I didn't eat it. My local bike coop was generous enough to lend me a saddle so that I wouldn't have to ride the rest of the way home standing up (Bike Church you rock!) There are only two tiny little screws hilding the rails to the plastic body. Weaksauce.
I got this saddle from a friend, who bought it new, rode it 4 or 5 times, then put it in his parts box. I had ridden it for maybe 3,4 months. It started creaking when I was many miles from home, then all of a sudden I was sliding off to the side. Luckily I was going pretty slow, so I didn't eat it. My local bike coop was generous enough to lend me a saddle so that I wouldn't have to ride the rest of the way home standing up (Bike Church you rock!) There are only two tiny little screws hilding the rails to the plastic body. Weaksauce.
01-16-08, 12:41 AM
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so when you noticed the creaking you did not think to tighten said screws? perhaps this catasrope could have been avoided
01-16-08, 12:47 AM
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it asploded maybe a minute after said creaking started. I was navigating some sketchy traffic and I couldn't pull over in time.
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01-16-08, 01:06 AM
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I've had the rail clamp bolt go out before. It's not a pleasant experience, having your saddle disappear from underneath you.
01-16-08, 01:42 AM
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besides being an ass hatchet...
I got this saddle from a friend, who bought it new, rode it 4 or 5 times, then put it in his parts box. I had ridden it for maybe 3,4 months. It started creaking when I was many miles from home, then all of a sudden I was sliding off to the side. Luckily I was going pretty slow, so I didn't eat it. My local bike coop was generous enough to lend me a saddle so that I wouldn't have to ride the rest of the way home standing up (Bike Church you rock!) There are only two tiny little screws hilding the rails to the plastic body. Weaksauce.
I got this saddle from a friend, who bought it new, rode it 4 or 5 times, then put it in his parts box. I had ridden it for maybe 3,4 months. It started creaking when I was many miles from home, then all of a sudden I was sliding off to the side. Luckily I was going pretty slow, so I didn't eat it. My local bike coop was generous enough to lend me a saddle so that I wouldn't have to ride the rest of the way home standing up (Bike Church you rock!) There are only two tiny little screws hilding the rails to the plastic body. Weaksauce.
By the way, is that a Ritchey seatpost?
01-16-08, 08:27 AM
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that sucks. maybe you should contact fizik? i love the pave. i have one on my road bike and one on my mtb and have never had any trouble with either of them. fizik is a good company and a lot of people swear by a lot of their saddles.
01-16-08, 09:36 AM
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Really ghetto (just to limp home) fix:
Wrap those rails in spare tube(s) and shirt/newspaper/etc.
Wrap those rails in spare tube(s) and shirt/newspaper/etc.
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I love my Fizik Gobi but that is really unfortunate. I hope mine doesn't fail like that.
I could understand with a 10 buck bmx seat but for 50+ no saddle should do that.
I could understand with a 10 buck bmx seat but for 50+ no saddle should do that.
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I hope my Ariones never do that, especially the full CF one that I plan to order for my WW bike. If that one blew up, I think I'd have to call up someone from Fizik to come over and pick the shards and splinters of CF from my ass.
01-16-08, 04:00 PM
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Can't you just screw the plate back in and bend in the rails? A significant amount of saddles have rails that are just bent and put in place. It might be worth looking into if you paid any good amount of money on it, or if you have some time to fiddle. There is a good chance it's not a complete waste.
01-16-08, 08:59 PM
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the plate and one of the orange rubber sockets is lying somewhere on the busiest street in my town, the saddle is a loss. I paid 1 beer for it thought so its all good. I got an old school vetta on there now, well see how that works out.
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Can't you just screw the plate back in and bend in the rails? A significant amount of saddles have rails that are just bent and put in place. It might be worth looking into if you paid any good amount of money on it, or if you have some time to fiddle. There is a good chance it's not a complete waste.
