Hi Sean, I'm just a home mechanic, and I've done it. It really wasn't that hard. I replaced the entire leather top with some saddle leather that I cut and shaped and it's worked out really well.
I put it together with brass screws and nuts and honestly it's worked great for 6 months like that, but I bought the copper rivets (which come in a box of 100 or more) I always intended to finish with the rivets. I don't think that's the hardest part, I've just been busy and it's so comfortable that I don't want to stop using it. In fact if you feel overwhelmed I might be willing to do it with you or for you...if you are in the bay area. did the bolt brake? if the leather is still attached well to the nose piece you might be able to replace the bolt without removing all the rivets. Do you have photos of the problem.? john On Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 4:48:49 PM UTC-7, SeanMac wrote: > > As I was heading out the door for my bike ride yesterday afternoon I > realized that there was a problem with my much loved Brooks Swift > (titanium) saddle. I put my hand on the top of the saddle and noticed an > unusual amount of flex. Upon closer inspection, it was obvious that > something was wrong. It turns out that part of the tension shackle, the > part that connects the nose of the saddle to the saddle frame, had broken. > Bummer. > > The saddle has at least 12,000 miles, and the leather is in great shape, > so I want to have this problem fixed. A new tension shackle can be > obtained very inexpensively (only $3.50 for the chromed steel version). > However, as I have never carried out this repair, I am looking for some > guidance / encouragement / advice. A quick internet search turned up a few > good tidbits, but I'm hoping for some help here from the experts. Is this > a relatively easy repair that a mechanic with limited skills can complete > or would I be much better off shipping the saddle to a qualified repair > expert? > > If this is not a home mechanic job, I would appreciate advice on where to > have it fixed - ideally in the USA. > > Thanks, > Sean > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
