huh... the saddle suddenly feels a bit odd...

[Joseph]

Not even a year old - the last mile home wasn't much fun

 

[upsidedown]

Looks expensive, sale of goods act and all that.

 

[Joseph]

It came with the bike; seems it's a Selle San Marco Ponza Lux saddle.

Folks seem to be selling it online for about 25 USD, so I guess not that expensive.

51 weeks old, will be taking it into evans cycles tomorrow to see what they say. I suspect they'll want to send it away for 'assessment', which I suspects means I'll need to buy another saddle tomorrow.

(And before any comments start I'm 82 kg, so it's not exactly like it's been overloaded...)

 

[fossyant]

Shouldn't snap...... but see how you go with the shop...

 

[fossyant]

PS - Be polite, make sure the saddle is clean (looks it) and the bike, and explain calmly....

 

[Tynan]

they can send it anywhere they like

they replace it first, be firm

 

[Bigtwin]

You did use a torque wrench to tighten that clamp bolt didn't you?

Let me re-phrase that.

You DID use a torque wrench to tighten that clamp bolt. And to the tension that you will get from an email to SI tomorrow asking....

 

[Tynan]

he's never touched it, that's as per the shop

 

[Bigtwin]

he's never touched it, that's as per the shop

Assuming it came from Evans in the first place....

 

[Joseph]

Assuming it came from Evans in the first place....

It did indeed; came from them fitted on / as part of a pinnacle borealis 3.0.

To the best of my recollection I've not fiddled with it since they set it up for me

 

[Bigtwin]

It did indeed; came from them fitted on / as part of a pinnacle borealis 3.0.

To the best of my recollection I've not fiddled with it since they set it up for me

Well not remembered Sir!

 

[fossyant]

Torque wrench..... 'eh...that's for carbon...........

 

[Joseph]

Well, top marks to Evans Cycles.

Without any quibbles at all they offered a 40 quid credit against any saddle they had. So I'm now the proud owner of a specialized phenom in return for an extra tenner; seems like a pretty good deal to me.

 

[Bigtwin]

Well, top marks to Evans Cycles.

Without any quibbles at all they offered a 40 quid credit against any saddle they had. So I'm now the proud owner of a specialized phenom in return for an extra tenner; seems like a pretty good deal to me.

Result - well done.

 

[magnatom]

You just wouldn't expect it a saddle to fail like that. What have you been doing on that saddle?!....