actually, I backed off my daughter's new saddle a bit <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bK-zx2_ire8/UcdFwMMn1dI/AAAAAAAABCY/K9t_0_JrOlw/s1600/aaaP6230001.JPG>
the idea being to make it as soft as it can be while she's breaking it in, and will tighten later as needed. My Selle AnAtomica has been crazy, though - it has really sagged in the first 150 miles (most in the first 8) requiring frequent tightening. I heard that need is supposed to slow down, but if it does wear out, I'll replace it with a Brooks. On Sunday, June 23, 2013 12:39:08 PM UTC-5, BSWP wrote: > > My wife's new Brooks came with a wrench, and as one of my saddles had been > sagging a bit, I did the very natural thing - I tightened it up! Wouldn't > you? > > Ah, but in taking away the sag, I made the seat much, much firmer, in fact > too firm, a point that was driven home to me on yesterday's Brevet - my > ischial tuberosties were not happy with the newly-hard seat. > > Lesson for me: A sagging leather seat is also a seat that is absorbing > impact from potholes and pavement seams. It's okay to tighten the seat a > bit, but not too much, lest I turn it into a frat house paddle board. > > - Andrew, Berkeley > -- 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.
