You might want to pick up some Nite-Ize rubberized bungees to help you hang that bike a little bit more delicately. Also you may want to put some leather conditioner on the brooks to see if it can be adjusted more smoothly. Just some suggestions. Good luck.
m On Monday, September 21, 2020 at 1:30:29 PM UTC-4 Paul Clifton wrote: > This little problem took me an embarrassingly long time to identify, and > it caused a tilt like in your image. There is a shelf little shelf on the > side of the part that connects the tension bolt to the rails. The skirt > from the tension bolt head is supposed to sit on it. I used some pliers and > a pry bar to get it back in position and squeeze it back into shape. > > I guess I went over too many big bumps and it slipped off. I noticed my > saddle feeling soft and a sore knee/hip on one side after riding. I suspect > you've checked for damage, but just mentioning this because it took me a > while to notice this. > [image: 20200522_215507 (2) sm.jpg] > Paul in AR > > On Friday, September 18, 2020 at 12:55:18 PM UTC-5 Andrew Turner wrote: > >> So I was installing wider tires on my dad's Rambouillet and I noticed his >> saddle had a really wonky sideways tilt to it. And then I remembered him >> telling me on multiple occasions that one foot would always go numb on him >> after a few miles, but I always marked it up to improper saddle height. >> That is until now. I'm thinking this is what's causing it. Below's a photo >> of what I'm seeing: >> >> [image: 2020-09-18.jpg] >> >> It looks worse in real life. Has anyone experienced this? >> Most of the bike's life is spent hanging up as you see below, which does >> put pressure on the tension bolt of the saddle but is it enough to really >> bend the rails that much? >> >> [image: 2020-09-18 (1).jpg] >> >> Really just interested in any ideas or if this isn't the first time >> someone has seen this, maybe his rump is also just a little crooked! >> >> Cheers, >> Andrew >> >> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3ee4b5ca-4e52-4a50-b29b-8ef44aefc55cn%40googlegroups.com.
