My B17 squeaked when I got it. I had success with tightening of the tension bolt.
~Mike~ On Jul 26, 8:58 am, Jon Grant <jgr...@papagrant.com> wrote: > JimD wrote: > > I'm using a Brooks Swift and it is making noise. I'll characterize it > as a leathery squeak. I've lubricated and checked the fasteners and think > this is a leather squeak not a rail to seat post or seat post to frame > squeak. Has anyone here encountered such a problem? Any experience/tips on > how to cure saddle squeak? > > ------- > > I ride a variety of (wider) Brooks saddles: B.17, B.67, etc. Each of them > has developed squeaks occasionally. What works for me is a judicious > application of Phil oil. (or WD-40 if I¹m in a big hurry ‹ yes, yes, I know > it¹s not a "real" lubricant.) to the collection of metal parts in the nose > of the saddle. Much more rarely, it's the seatpost/rails junctions, and then > only with one-bolt seat posts. > > -- > Jon "Papa" Grant, in > Austin, Texas -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
