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 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 ago, but > still springy and absorbing many of the bumps on the road. > > - Andrew, Berkeley > > On Thursday, June 27, 2013 4:38:04 PM UTC-7, Rex Kerr wrote: >> >> 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. >> >> -- 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/groups/opt_out.
