Thank you. Yours and the other posts above are quite helpful. Appears my guesstimate that it is a 13 mm bolt is correct, the later Ideale sizes notwithstanding. I am just going to have to get creative and adapt my own wrench.
On Dec 29, 3:06 pm, Jeff Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > JoelMatthews wrote: > > After a long search, I finally came upon what I believe to be an > > authentic Ideale 92 saddle. The saddle is in very good condition, > > only one or two scratches on the saddle, the hardware in like new > > condition. It needs a little tightening however (Possibly stored in > > damp conditions? There was no mildew or mold on it though). > > > Problem is, I cannot find a wrench that will fit in the very close > > quarters to adjust the tightening nut. Guess I should have realized > > this without trying, but the Brooks spanner wrench does not fit at > > all. I have done some looking around on-line, but have not been able > > to find much of anything, let alone ads selling old Ideale tools. > > > The adjustment bolt appears to be 13 mm. It is possible something > > along the line of the extreme open Craftsman wrench may work. Before > > I start buying tools willy-nilly, I am hoping maybe someone here has > > tried something that works. > > My 1974 Peugeot UO8 came with an Ideale saddle. I bought a cheap 13mm > open end wrench and hand filed it to fit the adjuster bolt. I still had > to pull the leather out by hand as much as I could so I could actually > make adjustments but that worked for quite some time (ie many years) > until I could no longer make adjustments and I had to replace the saddle. > > Hope that helps! > > Jeff Ross- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
