In my experience it's always a case of something being loose... mostly due to loose rails... although in one case my tensioning bolt was the culprit. In general, grease and proper tightening WILL solve the problem; it comes down to ensuring you have the right amount of BOTH... don't be stingy with either.
Hope that works for you. BB On Feb 24, 9:26 am, Steve Hemmelgarn <[email protected]> wrote: > Larry, > One of my Brooks saddles developed a squeak recently. I was able to stop the > sqeak by applying a bit of oil to the point where the rails pivot at the nose > of the saddle. I had tried lubing many other places without success. > > Steve > > From: Larry Schellhase <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 11:29 PM > Subject: [RBW] Brooks Saddle Squeaks > > My Brooks Champion Special squeaks when I ride it. I had it off my bike for a > couple of years but I missed the looks and feel so I remounted it a couple of > weeks ago and for a while it was quiet but now the noise is back. I hate > noisey bikes. It is impossible for me to tell where the saddle is squeaking. > Any ideas on how to quiet the beast? > > Thanks-- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" 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/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
