Brooks warns against over-tensioning so be careful. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
dougP _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Stearns Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 8:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: {BL} Re: Brooks Saddle Virgin I have 2 Brooks B17's with over 10,000 miles each and I've not had to retension either yet. I've lost track of my total number of Brooks saddles. 7 or 8 I'd guess. I have them on almost all my bikes, with a couple spares on the shelf. 3-4 years ago, Nashbar cleared them out for $25 each! I bought 3 at that time, should have bought more. On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 9:36 AM, Steve Palincsar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, 2008-11-03 at 06:28 -0800, jrider wrote: > Hi, > > After years of "pain in the butt" while riding, and more saddles than > I can count, I just got my first Brooks saddle in the hope that it > will finally end my "ass agony." My question is, how do you know when > to tighten the tension screw? I've never ridden on a Brooks before > and it feels quite different from the many other saddles I've had -- > so I really can't tell if it "feels soft" or loose or anything. I've > had it for about a month and have put about 200 miles on it. Then unless you've ridden it after getting it soaked in the rain, there's no way you'dneed to retension it. Note what it is like now, and if after several thousand miles it changes (if it's sagged, or become extremely easy to depress with your thumb) you might try retensioning. You could go years and not have to retension it. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
