Repairing cracked Fizik saddle with carbon rods ..

Hi,

this time I got not so pretty, little tired Fizik Nisene Sport saddle that had broken shell.

Generally it should be thrown away but I decide to repair it and here I want to share how I did it as finally it work like new now

This is what I got:

So I disassemble the saddle completely and I've glued with epoxy 4 carbon rods (2 mm). This will not work for so long but I've manage to do some diy trick with stitch and epoxy glue. I made lot of small holes with 1mm dremel on both side of each rod and I've saw them with strong thread soak in glue.

This gives very strong connection as I've tried it many times. It is also flexible as well.

Main rod is made on both side of shell so with glued thread it makes very firm shell.

Here are some pictures how it looks after glue.

And finally after assembly:

I've used red suede leather and surprisingly the weight comparing to original vinyl topcoat give better result even with the "carbon enhancement":





So I gain few grams .....

To be honest, this suede red color looks much better in real then on photo. It's very bright and with grey and black look like million dollar now;)

Fantastic work, Tom!

Good job! Now get out and ride it, see if the carbon rods hold up

Why wouldnt they!

Superman!

It feels very stiff and this "patent"with carbon rods and thread with expoxy is common use in small aviation industry (hobby models). Of course there is question if 2mm carbon rods are enough. If not I have 2.5mm and 3mm as well

I can share this saddle with someone who is willing to test it during winter.

Just let me know I can send it by post to someone and as reward I just need feedback if this work well or not.

Otherwise I will test it in next season. I'm over 100kg so this will be quite good test i believe

It could suit my Black and red Diamant fatbike i can do some testing If you like

No problem send me PM with your address and i will sent it next week...

Thanks ...

Da har setet fått sin første tur i 20minus. Ble ikke veldig lange turen,men det har holdt så langt Det fjærer og beveger seg mye i det reparerte området,uten at det ser ut til og sprekke opp.

Tommel opp Thomas