tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post546918662040059726..comments2024-01-19T00:51:29.523-08:00Comments on Cycling Spokane: My Weak Contribution to People Who Want to Fix Thier Broken Brooks SaddleJohn Spearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187638368645707099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-57270005592273793562008-06-10T10:23:00.000-07:002008-06-10T10:23:00.000-07:00HiThanks for sharing your saddle repair adventure....Hi<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your saddle repair adventure.<BR/><BR/>I have seen how saddles are assembled at the Brooks factory. For saddles with the small steel rivets (B.17 Standard, B.67, etc. the rivets are set with a press. For saddles with the copper rivets they are hand set. There is a picture of Derek the rivet setter at his workbench here:<BR/>http://www.wallbike.com/Swift.html<BR/><BR/>Derek has since retired. He had an apprentice but the trainee was on limited riveting duty because he had only been at it for six months. Or that's what they told me.<BR/><BR/>The separate parts of the saddle are riveted before the tensioning mechanism is assembled. They use a hydraulic saddle stretcher to facilitate getting the tension bolt into the nosepiece. Picture here: <BR/>http://www.wallbike.com/accessories/tension.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-73476812994386927532007-02-18T18:49:00.000-08:002007-02-18T18:49:00.000-08:00Congrats to Liza, thats a great accomplishment, es...Congrats to Liza, thats a great accomplishment, especially without a big mechanical background.Tarik Salehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664260510124463879noreply@blogger.com