I had just dropped my son to school (he was on a islabike tag-a-long), when my B17 Ti suddenly when very floppy (a technical term!). Turned out that one of the Ti part had sheared in two.
Just my luck the saddle was out of warranties however I phoned a very nice man in the factory who said it wasn't a problem and he would pop a replacement part in the post to me free of charge. Next day and it has arrived.
Thank you Brooks and thank you nice man.
Stutho
PS I switched back to a spare plastic saddle while the B17 was broken. I had forgotten how uncomfortable plastic is.