turn the tension bolt clockwise to increase tension in the saddle - the threads are LH (in the case of a Selle Anatomica with RH threads on the tension bolt, you turn turn CCW to tighten). When to do it? From your list, all of them could count, but you shouldn't have to do it frequently. I have tightened my daughter's B68 twice in 3 years, her B17ImperialS once after a year. My newest B17 I tightened after 6 months, and it won't need it again for awhile. Brooks recommends always doing 90-degrees, which is 1/4 turns. So turn it one quarter of a turn and ride it enough to evaluate. If you tighten it too much, too soon, the saddle will develop an axe-head profile, which is not good in the long run. But you should feel it right away when you tighten it - it will make a new sting on your sit bones, especially on long rides.
On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 1:06:39 PM UTC-5, Michael wrote: > > 1. So I have had my Flyer for a while now and was wondering how to know > when it is time to tighten the adjustment bolt ever so gently and just a > smidge. > What are the indicators? > > When the side flaps start to flare out and they don't sit vertical anymore? > When the top of saddle profile starts to bow more than when new? > If the saddle starts to curve a little to one side? > If it starts to feel different? > > 2. Also, which direction to adjust the nut? I assume the direction > that would make the bolt head move toward the handlebars, in that > direction? I am guessing that clockwise, while facing the nose of saddle, > does this, since that would move the nut away from the bolt head, thus > pushing the bolt forward towards the front of the bike? > > I know that 1/8 turn max is good to start out with. Thanks for any info. > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
