Has anyone else experienced this problem? The leather covering the nose on my Arione saddle has completely delaminated so that the leather covering is loose and sticking up all around the nose of the saddle. Is there a glue or something that someone can recommend? The saddle is barely a year old and I'd hate to shell out the money to replace the damn thing a month before IMLP.
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Re: Delamination of Leather on the nose of my Arione Saddle [tripoet]
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yes it happened to me. i used something called gorilla glue just b/c that was what was in the tool box and held it in place with small paper clips. it worked fine - i'd say perfectly - except that this type of glue expands and foams so it looks messy from underneath. has held up for about a week now.
Re: Delamination of Leather on the nose of my Arione Saddle [tripoet]
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anyone else?
Re: Delamination of Leather on the nose of my Arione Saddle [tripoet]
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Go to a hobby shop and pick up some Zap Gel. This glue holds anything....
Re: Delamination of Leather on the nose of my Arione Saddle [tripoet]
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Re: Delamination of Leather on the nose of my Arione Saddle [TargetGoingLong]
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Duct tape is my personal favorite. Solves so many problems.
Re: Delamination of Leather on the nose of my Arione Saddle [M.E.T.]
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Great solution if I got the saddle for free. No way on an astronomically-priced saddle.
Where would you want to swim ?
Where would you want to swim ?
Re: Delamination of Leather on the nose of my Arione Saddle [Greg/ORD]
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Just tell everyone it's the new "chrome" model.
This only works if you live near Kentucky, tho.
This only works if you live near Kentucky, tho.
Re: Delamination of Leather on the nose of my Arione Saddle [tripoet]
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Same here, the leather around the nose has come loose and less than a year old. Have not tried to fix it just used some electrical tape for the time being.
Re: Delamination of Leather on the nose of my Arione Saddle [tripoet]
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Do you use vaseline under your shorts?
Re: Delamination of Leather on the nose of my Arione Saddle [johnthesavage]
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That Gorilla Glue is a trip. Must expand about ten times in volume. It holds stuff together, but not if you need them tight up against each other.
Re: Delamination of Leather on the nose of my Arione Saddle [Monk]
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I went to my local cobler and he recommended Barge Glue. It's the same stuff they use to repair shoe leather and afix rubber to leather etc etc. I bought some and used as directed and the saddle looks good as new. Tomorrow I ride 50 miles with it in the sweltering heat of NYC, so we'll see if this works or not.
I let evryone know.
BTW: I also called Bike Mine today too (the US distributor of Fizik) and the guy on the phone was very nice and offered to let me send it back for a replacement, but with IMLP coming up real fast, I can't be without a saddle for 2 weeks waiting for a replacement.
I let evryone know.
BTW: I also called Bike Mine today too (the US distributor of Fizik) and the guy on the phone was very nice and offered to let me send it back for a replacement, but with IMLP coming up real fast, I can't be without a saddle for 2 weeks waiting for a replacement.
Did you consider letting the cobbler do it? Special tools, leather pullers to make it tight, little staples, etc.?