Post by cusqueno on Jun 9, 2015 13:40:55 GMT
... or at least mildly embarrassing seat clamp. On the way home from work yesterday I had almost stopped at some traffic lights in a big queue of traffic when my foot caught the front mudguard / fender and I came down quite hard on the saddle. There was a snapping sound and the saddle became loose. On inspection I found that one of the two cross pieces that clamp down on the saddle rails had snapped.
Since the saddle was still attached by one of the clamps, I gingerly re-mounted and was able to ride home (about 2.5 miles / 4km); starting out on the pavement / sidewalk and moving on to the road when I felt a bit more comfortable. I was able to hot swap another Viscount pin and saddle later yesterday evening.
Coincidentally, I saw this Campagnolo seat pin on eBay yesterday. It appears to be a Gran Sport component and is engraved 'S. Marco'. No date, but it looks as though it could be the component Lambert / Viscount copied when they produced their own. And it's 26.8mm - a nice buy for people that must have a Campy component on their Viscount?
Since the saddle was still attached by one of the clamps, I gingerly re-mounted and was able to ride home (about 2.5 miles / 4km); starting out on the pavement / sidewalk and moving on to the road when I felt a bit more comfortable. I was able to hot swap another Viscount pin and saddle later yesterday evening.
Coincidentally, I saw this Campagnolo seat pin on eBay yesterday. It appears to be a Gran Sport component and is engraved 'S. Marco'. No date, but it looks as though it could be the component Lambert / Viscount copied when they produced their own. And it's 26.8mm - a nice buy for people that must have a Campy component on their Viscount?
Glad you didn't get hurt. Gonna have a look at mine before the next ride.
