This one's starting to show the same signs of falling apart as the previous one did. Perhaps this is because saddles aren't made for what I use them for.
Well, they're made for most of what I use them for, but they're apparently not really up to being used to lift the back of the bike. I think it's probably the strain on the saddle when lifting the back wheel up or down the one-foot kerb (I kid you not) outside work, when there are loaded panniers on the bike.
Since I usually wheel the bike to the kerb, and usually when I wheel the bike I do so with only the one hand on the saddle, it seems natural to lift from the back of the saddle.
Is it just me, or do other people find that the back of their saddle comes apart because it has not been designed for negative loads at the trailing edge?
Is it just me, or do other people find that the back of their saddle comes apart because it has not been designed for negative loads at the trailing edge?
I've had that happen a couple of times, and like you, I've always had the (bad) habit of lifting bikes by the saddle. Most saddles survive it though. ...Perhaps your bike weighs several tons?! :-)
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Is it just me, or do other people find that the back of their saddle comes apart because it has not been designed for negative loads at the trailing edge?
I haven't that habit but I lift the back by the carrier ...
I've been wondering about that: do you have no light or reflector at the back of the carrier? When there are heavy panniers on both sides of the carrier, and a reflector at the back, there isn't anywhere to lift by. And anyway, if I lift with a straight back, my carrier is about at just-getting-fingertips-under-the-edge-of height, which doesn't really give me the purchase necessary to lift the weight of the panniers.
Since I usually wheel the bike to the kerb, and usually when I wheel the bike I do so with only the one hand on the saddle, it seems natural to lift from the back of the saddle.
Is it just me, or do other people find that the back of their saddle comes apart because it has not been designed for negative loads at the trailing edge?
You're probably correct. Time to develop a new reflex: I suggest grasping the seatpost rather than the back of the saddle to lift the back of the bike.
Is it just me, or do other people find that the back of their saddle comes apart because it has not been designed for negative loads at the trailing edge?
You're probably correct. Time to develop a new reflex: I suggest grasping the seatpost rather than the back of the saddle to lift the back of the bike.
a) It's very difficult to change a habit of a life time :-( b) No can do when seatpost is short or has accessories attached.
"Pete Biggs" <[email hidden]> wrote: ( Steve Palincsar wrote: ) > You're probably correct. Time to develop a new reflex: I suggest ( > grasping the seatpost rather than the back of the saddle to lift the ) > back of the bike. ( ) a) It's very difficult to change a habit of a life time :-( ( b) No can do when seatpost is short or has accessories attached.
Indeed, that's where my light goes; the end of the carrier has a reflector on it and there's nowhere else to put a light that will shine in a predictable direction past the fully loaded panniers.
I've come to the conclusion that what I need is a sprung saddle with a decent handle fitted to the bar between the bottoms of the springs. Either that, or (since sprung saddles are an abomination) a bar sticking out backwards from under the saddle and that is firmly fixed to the seat post. Presumably that bizarre thing for hanging luggage of the right side of the suspension on a bike with (ack, pfft) rear suspension would do.
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Steve Palincsar said:
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Is it just me, or do other people find that the back of their saddle comes apart because it has not been designed for negative loads at the trailing edge?
You're probably correct. Time to develop a new reflex: I suggest grasping the seatpost rather than the back of the saddle to lift the back of the bike.
a) It's very difficult to change a habit of a life time :-( b) No can do when seatpost is short or has accessories attached.
or get a saddle that can take the lifting, like a nice comfy Brooks
