Saddle rails...

Rob Woozle said:

Well I just broke the rails on my MTB saddle. After 3 years of punishment I am
not all that surprised I suppose.

So I am in the market for a new saddle.....

Can anyone tell me what the stronger types of rails are?

titanium ?

aeek said:

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Can anyone tell me what the stronger types of rails are?

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titanium ?

Nah. Its no stronger than steel, just lighter.

Obviously go for shorter and thicker rails.
But MTB seats are cheap enough ($30?) that one every three years isn't a
big problem. And its not dangerous to have one snap, is it?
Maybe you just got unlucky.

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aeek said:

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Can anyone tell me what the stronger types of rails are?

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titanium ?

Nah. Its no stronger than steel, just lighter.

Titanium is 30% stronger than steel and 43% lighter.

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aeek said:

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Can anyone tell me what the stronger types of rails are?

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titanium ?

Nah. Its no stronger than steel, just lighter.

Titanium is 30% stronger than steel and 43% lighter.

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Back in the late 80's Ti baseball bats briefly became legal in DivOne Cub baseball (Japan industry teams intro'd them for a bit).
They were a pitcher's nightmare!!!
Lighter, meaning guys were stepping up swinging 3inches longer than normal and had sweet spots almost the entire length of the bat!#@#!!!
After witnessing a game where 9 homeruns were hit (unheard of) at RossStrawField (That's loooong, folks) the Powers that be decided Ti bats were to go the way of Dennis Lillee's Alu cricket bat!

DRS said:

Titanium is 30% stronger than steel and 43% lighter.

Some Ti alloys are 30% more tensile strength than common CrMo (4130),
but that doesnt mean it makes a better saddle rail.
Its not simple tension, like a spoke. And watch out
for the narrow gap between yield and ultimate strength in Ti.
(It will snap rather than bend)

Point being, strength, unlike weight or flexibility, isnt a
simple scalar measure.