> Does anyone park their bike outdoors all the time anymore? I don't. That used to be a saddle killer, too.
A few days ago I saw a beautiful bike with Brooks leather saddle, S&S couplings, chrome fenders, the works, just sitting out locked to a bike rack in the rain, with no cover over the saddle! I couldn't believe that anybody would do that! On topic, though: Some topic from the venerable Sheldon Brown: http://sheldonbrown.com/leather.html > In almost every case that I know of where someone has tried to adjust the tension with this nut, the saddle has been ruined. My advice is to leave it alone. I've taken his advice for years and my oldest and most used saddle is still going strong after about 15 years of use, though it has been laced per his advice. On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 7:44 PM, Bill Gibson <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, tension is usually not needed. Less is more. The leather will > stretch, and will not recover. Eventually, you will max out the bolt, left > or right threaded, and it will be time for a new Brooks (As they used to > say). New Brooks may not have the leather of the ones from 60 years ago > when new, and may not last as long as those legendary Brooks. But, they can > still be good, and there were always lower quality Brooks. Especially when > I started riding with passion in the late 1960's. I've heard you can buy a > Brooks made from a premium level organic old cow leather, thicker and maybe > cut only from the best part of the hide, but all things must pass. Still, > maybe we are beyond the era of heroic and misguided saddle soakings in oil, > and oven heating. Does anyone park their bike outdoors all the time > anymore? I don't. That used to be a saddle killer, too. Less is more, but > keep it dry, and ride ride ride! > > > On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 6:37 PM, Ron Mc <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Brooks have reverse (LH) threads so you stretch the saddle by turning >> clockwise. Selle bolt is RH thread, so you stretch the saddle by turning >> counterclockwise. >> >> >> On Sunday, June 23, 2013 6:04:55 PM UTC-5, Reid wrote: >>> >>> I got a Selle Anatomica a few hundred miles ago. The "tension" thing has >>> me confused. After the saddle began to sag a bit, I tightened it as per >>> instructions. After the next couple rides, I noticed that the tension bolt >>> was just flopping around loose. Tightened it again and the same thing >>> happened. And again, etc. So, does one just keep a close eye on the bolt >>> and just keep tightening it every ride until it stops loosening up or until >>> the saddle self destructs? Any advice most appreciated. >>> >>> Reid >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > > -- > Bill Gibson > Tempe, Arizona, USA > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
