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
My short answer would be when tensioning it laterally with cord loses it's
intended result. I tensioned my ~2000 B17 and it initially felt tighter but
soon went back to feeling overly hammocky on my groin. For now, cord is all
I'll use to keep it propped up to where I like it and so far so
