General Cycling Discussion - Brooks Injection Saddle

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Portis
06-04-04, 03:26 PM
OK. I 've got over 1000 miles on each of my Brooks B17 saddles. It seems now that at least one of the rivets has decided to try and give me an injection. It has left a pretty good mark and hurts pretty good as well. I have hammered these things pretty hard with a standard hammer but they still look like they could cause a problem.

I don't know how to spell Ball Peene Hammer but I don't have one of those either. Anyone have any tips to stop this or any similar problems?

don d.
06-04-04, 03:52 PM
OK. I 've got over 1000 miles on each of my Brooks B17 saddles. It seems now that at least one of the rivets has decided to try and give me an injection. It has left a pretty good mark and hurts pretty good as well. I have hammered these things pretty hard with a standard hammer but they still look like they could cause a problem.

I don't know how to spell Ball Peene Hammer but I don't have one of those either. Anyone have any tips to stop this or any similar problems?

Return it. If you don't want to do that, when you hammer it, make sure you have something solid behind the rivet you're hammering. You probably already did that though, so it may just be a defect.
1oldRoadie
06-04-04, 04:29 PM
Kansas??? find a saddle shop!!

SSP
06-04-04, 07:02 PM
OK. I 've got over 1000 miles on each of my Brooks B17 saddles. It seems now that at least one of the rivets has decided to try and give me an injection. It has left a pretty good mark and hurts pretty good as well. I have hammered these things pretty hard with a standard hammer but they still look like they could cause a problem.

I don't know how to spell Ball Peene Hammer but I don't have one of those either. Anyone have any tips to stop this or any similar problems?

Selle Italia SLR....no rivets, comfortable, and nearly a pound lighter (400 grams or 14.1 oz, to be precise).
Raiyn
06-04-04, 08:00 PM
Selle Italia SLR....no rivets, comfortable, and nearly a pound lighter (400 grams or 14.1 oz, to be precise).
Sacrilege! Never try to convert a Brooks owner!
catatonic
06-05-04, 03:28 PM
Ball Peene Hammer

Close, jsut remove the last e from Peen and your all set ;)

(couldn't help it...trying to be informative)
Portis
06-05-04, 05:45 PM
Close, jsut remove the last e from Peen and your all set ;)

(couldn't help it...trying to be informative)

Thanks. Part of my new life plan is to quit worrying about spelling as well as a lot of other details. :D