Offset Saddle Adapter

[PCeBiker]

I've definitely seen Amazon listings with review pictures with that spring broken.

I'll keep that in mind.
That could be disastrous depending on where and when it were to happen.

I wonder how much difference it makes using the spring as a seat setback adapter like what @6zfshdb is doing?

He's not really using it as a spring, but I don't know if that would make any difference?

I've got an old seat that I could chop the seat rails from to make extensions from proper seat rails.
I'd just need to use the seat rail clamp.


With mine probably being a knock-off copy of a knock-off, it could be made from Swiss Cheese?

 

[Marcela]

On that note think I'll just cut mine and use it to move the seat back. Don't need the bouncy bouncy anyway. Actually don't need to cut it. Perfect the first time

 

[6zfshdb]

I've definitely seen Amazon listings with review pictures with that spring broken. I suppose they take the listing down and relist whenever that happens.

The pictures I've seen show the break at or near the bend where it flexes the most. Odds are far less likely a break will occur using a short straight piece of it.
As I said earlier, I weigh 250 and have had no issues with mine in +/- 1K miles.

At my weight, I wouldn't trust using it as a spring.

 

[Marcela]

Other setback showed up for the other wired bike. The measured seat setback is 3". Without the setback pedaling would push you forward off the seat. Weird geometry.

 

[Marcela]

I was getting more bounce than preferred. This block of wood helped, how long before it goes on it's own journey, time will tell. Has to be stronger. There are some really offset seatposts on amazon, some of the reports say they were bending, don't know if that was truth. I compared this wired bike to the specialized, specialized measured approx 12" crank bearings to seat bones horizontally, the wired was 11" with the offset piece.

 

[alejoeder]

Find that perfect saddle but it doesn't have enough forward or backward offset for a comfortable pedaling position? Yes, there are a few adapters out there, but they are expensive and don't fit all seatposts. Here's a trick I found from a you tube video on how to make your own using this $23 Gorix suspension spring.

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https://www.amazon.com/GORIX-Saddle-Suspension-Absorber-Bicycle/dp/B088R775Z3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2KBH00HNP7426&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.gjJExe2n12Fg7O_bzFgbfBWhkZHFw1FMM5UYwH3Mqam7b_aK82z8agLivwdTHZ20avaIV9WDasP84iLrmKH9ae6mFghPKNAzgbXeq5Sk9rZpvOlU3zeMyVJNzggKvUu-KLPkpzK4CfnK68IazrfzU14AVl2TA50ubvRb6Nu37nES5qI2EIGbrosW35OaY_5gip5tWo3L0JH8NP3UwEFX8mMAK93hUDphY5ti1jL1JqD0j05h80zWQXeNOnLV2anF3f7QG2q9yT9LaFvKvNSvW7oWkAZXmXgU3wi8dGDB_r4.SQ__oKjHksK2VvZB_r5C924oIQbU78dAuR0-fmnxw2A&dib_tag=se&keywords=gorix%2Bbike%2Bsaddle%2Bsuspension%2Bspring&qid=1757610891&sprefix=gorix%2Bbike%2Bsaddle%2Bsuspe%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-1&th=1

Red is shown for better contrast, but the spring comes in black & silver as well.

Cut the spring with a hacksaw or angle grinder as shown and put the black vinyl Gorix cap over the cut ends.
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Turn the Gorix clamp upside down and mount as shown.

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Here's the Youtube video with more details:

I didn't know this kind of suspension spring and i find it cool, it may be very useful for future conversions, thank ypu for the tip!

 

[6zfshdb]

I didn't know this kind of suspension spring and i find it cool, it may be very useful for future conversions, thank ypu for the tip!

I don't recommend using the Gorix as a suspension spring. Too many reports of it breaking at the bend. My post was on how to modify it for use as an offset adapter.