I've seen people saying that this model stops sagging about when the
tension screw is maxed out.
Johan,
Sweden
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Fiddled with the tension bolt once. Firmed it up the seat for a hundred
miles or so then stretched back out.
Now I keep it firm with Riv twine laced through some self-made holes (B17
Standard). Ever once and a while the twine abrades through or rots.
Suppose if I had raw hide I'd use
On Thu, 2013-06-27 at 17:15 -0700, Ron Mc wrote:
http://swhs.home.xs4all.nl/fiets/tests/zadels/index_en.html - this guy
has a nice write-up on several leather saddles. He makes two
observations, one about an older Brooks killed with short-term
exposure to the weather. The second being there
that still doesn't relate to thickness or leather quality, but a specific
leather treatment
On Friday, June 28, 2013 6:02:04 AM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On Thu, 2013-06-27 at 17:15 -0700, Ron Mc wrote:
http://swhs.home.xs4all.nl/fiets/tests/zadels/index_en.html - this guy
has a nice
All due respect to Sheldon, may he rest in peace, the tension nut can work
just fine.
If the seat is too soft or too firm, a small adjustment can correct for it.
I tightened mine too far, it became uncomfortably hard, I have backed it
off a bit, and now it's just right - firmer than two weeks
have a different dilemma here. My daughter's new Imperial is almost soggy
on one side, and hard as nails on the other. I'm keeping the hard side
slathered in Brooks goop, and it drinks it up, but no progress is evident.
On Friday, June 28, 2013 1:20:12 PM UTC-5, BSWP wrote:
All due
Odd. This was too easy and I couldn't resist, but probably should have.
Here goes. You sure it's the saddle and not that she's half a hard arse
(from you) and half far kinder (from her mom)? Genetics can show themselves
in some amusing ways. Grin. Ducking now.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Friday,
That lack of symmetry might be cause to contact the distributor, if the
saddle isn't comfortable. That's a sign that the leather was cut from a
part of the hide that wasn't Ideale...;
On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Ron Mc bulldog...@gmail.com wrote:
have a different dilemma here. My
that would be the other way around - her mom is the marathon runner and
pirate
On Friday, June 28, 2013 4:09:22 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote:
Odd. This was too easy and I couldn't resist, but probably should have.
Here goes. You sure it's the saddle and not that she's half a hard arse
Ahh. See, it's all making more sense now, aye? Grin. Course, that
theory about the saddle being cut from the wrong side of the hide isn't bad
either.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Friday, June 28, 2013 3:48:37 PM UTC-6, Ron Mc wrote:
that would be the other way around - her mom is the
of course she has her mom's mitochondria.
On Friday, June 28, 2013 5:01:56 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote:
Ahh. See, it's all making more sense now, aye? Grin. Course, that
theory about the saddle being cut from the wrong side of the hide isn't bad
either.
With abandon,
Patrick
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, SS
couplings, chrome fenders, the works, just sitting out locked to a bike
rack in the rain, with no cover over the saddle!
http://swhs.home.xs4all.nl/fiets/tests/zadels/index_en.html - this guy has
a nice write-up on several leather saddles. He makes two observations, one
about an older Brooks killed with short-term exposure to the weather. The
second being there is no difference in the leather thickness or
Don'try to tension an SA to imitate a Brooks. They are made to have some
hammock effect. Keep it taut enough to stay off of the seat post clamp, but
not too much tighter. Mine sagged quite a bit at first, but it finally
stabilized with a bit of bolt left. Getting the tilt right is very
my Selle is cruising right along - it doesn't need tensioning now - it's
most certainly stabilizing - it sagged an inch in the first 8 miles.
On Thursday, June 27, 2013 10:19:46 PM UTC-5, Bill M. wrote:
Don'try to tension an SA to imitate a Brooks. They are made to have some
hammock
actually, I backed off my daughter's new saddle a bit
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bK-zx2_ire8/UcdFwMMn1dI/BCY/K9t_0_JrOlw/s1600/aaaP6230001.JPG
the idea being to make it as soft as it can be while she's breaking it in,
and will tighten later as needed.
My Selle AnAtomica has
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
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
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,
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