Simon
Member
So, i ride with the seat on the tall setting, i am about 20stone so put a fair load on the seat. I first noticed a problem when my seat starting getting harder to remove, the rubbers on the base of the seat were getting stuck on the raised 'towers' on the plastic seat height adjustment 'bracket'.
When i started to look into it i realised that only four of the six rubbers on the underneath of the seat actually rest on anything when the seat is in the high position. In the low position all six rest on the frame and brackets. The rear most two rubbers don't touch anything - at least on my bike.
So the trouble seemed to be that my weight was now being spread across only four rubbers and they were not up to the job.
So i cut up a piece of timber to the right shape/size, and then wrapped it in tape, then cable tied it in place, now all six rubbers rest on something in the high position, the seat is firmer and it comes off more easily, here's the fix:
Is anyone else having this problem or able to tell me i'm being stupid thinking this is really a bit poor on such an expensive bike?
When i started to look into it i realised that only four of the six rubbers on the underneath of the seat actually rest on anything when the seat is in the high position. In the low position all six rest on the frame and brackets. The rear most two rubbers don't touch anything - at least on my bike.
So the trouble seemed to be that my weight was now being spread across only four rubbers and they were not up to the job.
So i cut up a piece of timber to the right shape/size, and then wrapped it in tape, then cable tied it in place, now all six rubbers rest on something in the high position, the seat is firmer and it comes off more easily, here's the fix:
Is anyone else having this problem or able to tell me i'm being stupid thinking this is really a bit poor on such an expensive bike?