[RBW] Re: Cracked Tension Bolt on B17
Brady, You need the tensioner bolt that is on the front of the saddle? I have one here in my box of interesting things. , the bolt with the nut on it. I am not sure how you change it but you are welcome to it. I am up the river in Columbia County. Send me a USPS address and I can stick it in the mail. On Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at 6:19:57 PM UTC-4, Brady Smith wrote: > I know there are a few old threads on this but I thought I’d ask if anyone > had recent experiences of replacing the tension bolt on a B17 saddle. Mine > has snapped after about 3000 miles, or roughly a year. I haven’t heard back > from Brooks customer service yet and the only replacement I could find on > the webs will take about 3 weeks to get to me (odd thing to be sold out > everywhere...). Is this doable at home? Has anyone successfully substituted > something from the hardware store? I’ll be riding my backup bike with a > Cambium in the meantime and after today’s ride I can confirm that the > Cambium is not nearly as comfortable... -- 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/02a97440-115f-4a01-bff2-2432fb2d57d5o%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] Re: Cracked Tension Bolt on B17
I'm just outside NYC. It looks like the only authorized repair shops are in Seattle and Philadelphia, and the one in Philly (Transport Cycles) is all out of the part. This may take a while... Thanks for your attention! On Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 12:36:32 PM UTC-4, Ted Lewis wrote: > > Whereabouts are you? Maybe try calling around to LBS that sell a lot of > Brooks or have a good repair shop. > Failing that, try googling for places near you that would have parts on > hand. E.g. in Seattle > http://www.rideyourbike.com/brookssaddlerepair.shtml -- 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/f8289ce2-71fc-4095-8dfb-732edd58e674o%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] Re: Cracked Tension Bolt on B17
Try these folks. If that part is easily replaceable, they may ship it to you. https://www.transportcycle.com/frame-shop/brooks-saddle-repair/ -- 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/7228fbb6-bdab-42a8-aec9-7bd8edb004c2o%40googlegroups.com.
