How to Install or Replace a Bicycle Saddle

This video shows how to install or replace the saddle on a bicycle. This is an abbreviated version of the video I originally posted.

[@lizcarroll8180]

Thank you, Clint. I used to do a ton of riding, but some health issues ( which I am working hard to work on) and long work hours reduced my saddle time. I appreciate the knowledge that you are sharing, and I now know where to go for basic stuff as well as knowing if a bike shop is being a bit sneaky. No offense, but not all bike, dive and computer shops are created equal. You are a live saver.

[@Deus-Too]

I'm fairly new back to cycling after many years. Just bought a brand new Trek Verve 3 hybrid bike and wanted to put on my Brooks B17 saddle. I had no idea how to do it, until I saw your video. After watching it, 5 minutes later my Brooks saddle was on, and I couldn't have done it without it...Subscribed & Tnx very much! 👌

[@taylornoos4030]

When you take the original seat off and then find the video that says ‘take a picture first’ 😭. Still helped 👍

[@tranceAction1979]

Thank you for this video! Have had 4 bikes total and had to go to the bike shop every time I needed to replace the saddle for the new bike. I did it on my own for the first time after watching this video ---- Success!!!

[@ClintGibbs]

👍

[@efraimburgos2794]

Thanks for the video-helped me install my Selle Royal on my Trek FX2!

[@drumstick74]

Greetings from the bike capital Copenhagen :) This instruction was exactly what I was looking for! Thanks! 🚲

[@mr.derpxd1051]

iv been seatless on my mtb for a week and i can finnaly ride again!

[@jongdg]

That's dedication!

[@jrojas961]

So you sat on the stick

[@zwitch7635]

I pray for your black hole🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@EthanAdey]

Lmao, mine moves forward and backwards when I sit on it

[@sogood3936]

We meat again brother

[@richardwaldron1684]

Just what I was looking for. Thanks for posting.

[@alwaysvictoria9455]

Thank you so much. Just swapped out my hubby's seat for the new one he bought. Couldn't have done it with out ya'! :)

[@serpents-n-shooters4686]

This was awesome! Helped me install my new seat with no issues! Thanks brother!

[@CHYPCAR]

Thanks for the helpful video - appreciated

[@Zenocrat]

That was very helpful. Thank you very much sir!

[@james-p]

Aaaaand, 7 years later... Thank you for letting me know it's not just me! It really _is_ kind of a pain to work the rails in and outta there! haha.

[@sophiescyclingandwalkingch4294]

Good tutorial Clint👍🏻 thanks.

[@_skud]

thanks for the quick preview run before i tried mine. was helpful and probably cut out 10 minutes of muckin about

[@ahizzle]

Great vid!

[@williamdavis9562]

Great vid, very hopeful. Thank you so much.

[@winnguyen443]

Good video, I’m really fiddling with this! Damn!

[@aa664_]

very helpful! keep it coming.

[@GoldenGateNum9]

Haha that Jacky Chan scene springs to mind when he swings his bike to deck a foe than goes to sit on his bike again but didnt know his saddle dropped off 🤣🤣

[@francislawson2453]

How do you fix the leather seat when it's removed from the metal under that it's fixed on or holds the seat?

[@thefirstnoob5577]

Thank you for this video.

[@joaquinsuarez6090]

My saddle was all the way to the front and want to move to the back. It only has 1 bolt. The 2 metal bars of the saddle don"t fit/align with the channel of the bracket. Only 1 fits but not the other. Should I use big pliers and try to bent those 2 metal rods so the get closer to each other and fit inside groves? I am afraid to break saddle. Please advise.

[@aspimehta8871]

thank you - simple to follow the advice, didnt take a pic. BUT it will be easy, to fot it back.

[@tigerdcd]

Bought a Carrera valour from Halford's I wanted a more comfortable seat the one it comes with is rock hard and gives me saddle sore so bought one off of amazon went out to change it just to realise it's this weird thing, I thought it was going to be the old type with 2 nuts it's the first I've ever seen this type of saddle, I take it there's no way to attach it and I'll have to find a nice size saddle in this configuration, how do I even search for this type of saddle does it have a name?

[@martinpratley4632]

On a trek bike are they Allen key or a torque key

[@islandchicblessed3766]

Thanks. I will be changing my saddle.

[@docfmf8404]

Don't have a torque wrench, will hand tight + a quarter turn do?

[@aden3113]

nice! I have this exact type of seatpost and I was wondering how you'd get it in. thanks.

[@leftylou6070]

How do you adjust the tilt?

[@willphillips4439]

Great 👍 video

[@emilykeener9140]

I have a 2 bolt seat post and can't get my seat level. When I tighten the back screw it shifts my seat too far up. Thoughts?

[@ClintGibbs]

You should just be able to loosen one slightly and tighten the other one the same amount. If the front is too high you would loosen the back a little bit and then tighten the front or vice versa.

[@deifiedmindtv]

I have to replace mine. I have a Trek 820 mountain bike, I have to look again, but I don't think it has a set up like this. Also not even sure what seat to buy

[@ClintGibbs]

WTB Silverado would be my recommendation

[@lendemoss7473]

Would of like to have seen how to do the adjustments for tilt, and getting it to what you want. Also, you might have shown degree of tilt.

[@foxhound143]

Dont you think applying grease on the saddle rails will attract dirt?

[@ClintGibbs]

Just make sure you wipe off the excess after it's installed

[@allenkvextreme]

easier than i thought, now i'm gonna have to go and buy the grease

[@rufinrl02]

Thanks!

[@zazademetrashvili7414]

good job

[@Eccentric-YURR]

Does the Allen wrench come with the bike?

[@ClintGibbs]

No

[@jfree2739]

Hi Clint is it possible to apply vaseline instead of grease thanks

[@ClintGibbs]

I think that would attract too much dirt.

[@agoogleuserblootet5111]

How do you get the saddle to tilt forward slightly?

[@ClintGibbs]

On this type of seat post which has a bolt on the front and back, just loosen the back bolt half a turn and tighten the front bolt half a turn. Keep repeating until it’s at the angle you want.

[@lochie.thomson3558]

I have a cracked bottom plate would u know where i could buy a new one?

[@ClintGibbs]

You'll need to go through your local bike shop for that one.

[@jemdie1013]

My dog chewed up my whole seat and stripped the bolts or maybe the bolts are just old anyway when my sister moved out she left a seat on her bike with two flats so I took the seat off her bike but now I can’t get it to go on mine without it falling all the way down and still being loose

[@unbelievablydisabledfrog9126]

Any chance I can change the saddle to an entire different type. Like something that doesn’t have 2 bolts as demonstrated?

[@ClintGibbs]

Yes, Unless it has a very unique design. Any standard saddle should fit on most seat posts

[@unbelievablydisabledfrog9126]

@@ClintGibbs ok thank you

[@bikebudha01]

Serrotta used to make a 1-bolt seatpost. It was pure genius. Loosen the 1 bolt, adjust tilt, fore-aft, re-tighten bolt. No idea why it didn't replace the 'standard' seatpost clamps..

[@ryguyiskindofaflyguy]

My two bolts are different lengths, do I put the longer bolt in the front or back

[@terrariaboss4311]

bikes have seats?

[@tigertank06]

What if you have a single bolt saddle? How do you replace that?

[@ClintGibbs]

Just loosen it enough to get the rails out of the seat post.

[@BellaCW]

@@ClintGibbs and what if you can't get it lose? My bike came with the saddle already installed, but I can't for the life of me get the bolt out, so I can't change it or even make any adjustments! It's just stuck. Almost broke my Allen key instead of getting the bolt out.

[@michaelangeloncube1775]

Thank you

[@pliccut]

My bike seat was creaking, but I didn’t know what I could do about it. Now I know!

[@oaklander2991]

Hi, may I use Vaseline as grease?

[@ClintGibbs]

No

[@ertai222]

So i just need a regular Allen key? Yours looks like it has a different end.

[@ClintGibbs]

Regular Allen key. I have the kind that has a rounded end on one side so you can angle it for easier reach. However you can’t use a lot of work on that side.

[@JGalegria]

Too late. I already removed the bolts and plates because I thought they would be different from the replacement saddle ones 😅

[@ertai222]

Can you use Vaseline? I don't see how it's any different than any other grease? I imagine you could even use cooking grease like you'd get from cooking bacon or something.

[@ClintGibbs]

Never tried it but it could work to reduce creaking. However, it’s very thick and can hold onto dirt that comes off your tire. If you use it, just wipe it off really well after installing the saddle.

[@rainbowbabin1051]

do you have to put GREASE?

[@ClintGibbs]

A thin coating on the rails will keep it from creaking

[@chavasarastone1410]

What if the new seat has wider rails??

[@ClintGibbs]

Rail witdth should be standard amongst all saddles. I've never encountered a saddle with different width rails. If that is the case then you would have to get a seat post to match it.

[@MrGreen-qr5pe]

Where can I buy those 2 bolts but in bigger size?

[@ClintGibbs]

Check with your local bike shop. They should be able to order them in the correct size

[@MrGreen-qr5pe]

Clint Gibbs but what are those parts called?

[@ClintGibbs]

@@MrGreen-qr5pe saddle clamp bolts, as far as I know

[@lyncyr9441]

I’m 6’ tall, should I get XL?

[@ClintGibbs]

Large

[@mariolegaspi681]

How to remove the BAR under the saddle?

[@ClintGibbs]

It's built into the saddle and really not designed to be removed on most saddles.

[@theresaboone8322]

Hi what do you recommend what to do if the bolts both come out

[@peytonhiebert2116]

Put them back in

[@Rexforge]

My saddle fell off and I can’t put it back on 😢

[@nboyd15]

went to replace mine..jesus..feel like im about to break the tool or seat!!! i can see blue lock-tight on the screws..think ima let the shop do it this time in case something breaks..

[@guest491]

Should have taken a pic. Reattached mine yesterday and after 18 miles of mtb it fell off. Rode back home 2.5 miles w/o a saddle. I inverted the plates. %$#!

[@sogood3936]

Bruh we meat again brother

[@Door16952]

👍

[@jroberts3428]

No need to grease. Will just attract dirt

[@Axesmed]

Just started biking with a sport bike, and sitting on the seat makes me want to die even with the cushion

[@ClintGibbs]

Give it a few weeks. You get used to it.

[@mrwalkway4740]

Parked my bike in public, someone for some reason stole my seat and not the bike 😂😂

[@ClintGibbs]

That same thing happened to me many years ago. Had to ride 8 miles home standing up with a backpack

[@floatingchimney]

@mr walkway, Seats are extremely easy to steal (in 10 seconds literally) and cannot be protected with a lock. Some of them are worth a lot of money, like the Brooks seats, so you gotta be careful what kind of seats you use on bikes you park in public. Use expensive seats only on bikes you park at home, for commuter bikes use as cheap as possible while being comfortable enough, I suggest you even put a few scratches and blemishes on it just to avert attention from thieves. They can't sell damaged seats easily.

[@mrwalkway4740]

Jose Carreras Ive just been keeping my bike at home during quarantine. Once I move out I’ll look for a place with a bike room too

[@zakquinn5420]

Lmao.. That is an ultimate troll move, well played

[@mrwalkway4740]

@@zakquinn5420 I'm not even mad at the thief, they must have really needed that seat 😂

[@bhratelectrical48]

Steel ka seat Kaise banta hai cycle ka Ranger

[@Deelitee]

WD40 ok for the grease??

[@ClintGibbs]

No. Get a grease or lube made specifically for bicycles. WD-40 does make bike specific products, but the general WD-40 should only be used on metal to metal contact to solve a creaking noise

[@Deelitee]

@@ClintGibbs THANK You!! and the Allen wrench- how do I know what size I need? I think the bike store told me a 5?

[@ClintGibbs]

@@Deelitee it's usually a 5. I would recommend getting a decent bike multi-tool to carry on your rides. It will have all the major sizes.

[@Deelitee]

@@ClintGibbs hi there! Do you mind giving me specifics ( name -type) of oil to use??? There’s so many to choose from!! 🙆🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

[@ClintGibbs]

@@Deelitee I use Rock n Roll gold lube on my chain

[@dwa22204]

My Giant bike saddle doesn’t have any screws or bolts connecting it to the post. I need to replace it because it’s just too uncomfortable. What am I supposed to do?

[@ClintGibbs]

Is the saddle permanently connected to the seat post? There's got to be a way to remove it. If not you have to buy a new seat post as well.

[@dwa22204]

Clint Gibbs I actually found the bolt. Unfortunately, it seems to be frozen. I took the whole post out and I put it in a freezer in my garage. I hope this will loosen it up. Thank you very much for getting back to me. It’s very much appreciated.

[@ClintGibbs]

@@dwa22204 see if you can spray some WD-40 in there and let it sit overnight.

[@dwa22204]

Clint Gibbs I’ll do that as well. Thank you, Sir.

[@scottrok13]

someone has to come up with an easier way to create an install bike seat, rails, and the locking bolts😢

[@Andrey-ey7en]

Yo

[@kwelyroos71]

Ummm... so I did a big boo boo. I took all the bolts off and took the thingy off.. I should have googled first. should I just take it to a bike shop? or is there a video on how to put the plate where the rails go on? don't laugh please, I am not mechanical.

[@ClintGibbs]

You can put everything back together without the saddle on most of the time. Leave the bolts very very loose and work the rails of the saddle onto the plate. Then tighten everything up.

[@kwelyroos71]

@@ClintGibbs OMG.. So, I watched this 4 times.. Looked at all the hardware and followed your instruction. Though I have no grease (I will get some), so used Crisco (better than nothing), and with a bit of assistance from my ex-husband, I put the thingy back together! THANK YOU! from the bottom of my non-mechanical heart!

[@ClintGibbs]

Crisco. I have to remember that one 😉. Glad it worked out!

[@levinleo]

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[@doggoboi5538]

Not very helpful for my Haro Frontside.

[@bertaga41]

Good video. Please don't get on a bike in flip flops. It upsets my equilibrium!

[@ClintGibbs]

Florida bro. We can run a marathon in flip flops (not really).

[@bertaga41]

@@ClintGibbs Ha ha. As a Dad I've seen some awful tumbles because of the things. Just be careful tho. Even tough guys can get injured!!

[@brozesilver]

Thanks buddy