Bicycle Mechanics - Saddle adjustment - I'M GOING MAD!!!

Bike: Redline Monocog SS MTB, Saddle: Brooks B17 Champion

I have the saddle on the bike but it's quite obvious to me that I need to raise the nose. Conceptually, I think is going to hurt a little but maybe not so much. My biggest problem is I keep sliding forward on the bike thus causing wrist pain.

I have a hex bolt tool to loosen up the saddle. As I am doing this I am holding the nose up. Once I start tightening things the nose starts to come back down. :mad: If anyone can tell me what I'm doing wrong I would really appreciate it. :(

Different seat posts handle the pitch differently. Some, like my American Classic, have a set screw at the back that adjusts in or out to raise or lower the rear of the saddle.

My campy seatpost is on a rocker cam-like thing. You loosen the saddle and move it to the desired pitch.

What type seatpost do you have?

If you have a seatpost with two bolts, one front and one back, loosen the front bolt a little, then tighten the back bolt. Keep doing this until you have the nose of the saddle at the height you want.

Different seat posts handle the pitch differently. Some, like my American Classic, have a set screw at the back that adjusts in or out to raise or lower the rear of the saddle.

My campy seatpost is on a rocker cam-like thing. You loosen the saddle and move it to the desired pitch.

What type seatpost do you have?

Honestly I don't know. It came stock from Redline. There is only one bolt.

If you have a seatpost with two bolts, one front and one back, loosen the front bolt a little, then tighten the back bolt. Keep doing this until you have the nose of the saddle at the height you want.

There is only one hex nut under the seat. The other bolt is inside the seat on the nose . But this looks like a tensioner at best.

unscrew the bolt more. it has to clear the ridges that hold it in place to change angle. unscrew that sucker.

The rocker thingie that sandwiches the saddle rails has an upper and lower part. I suspect that when you loosen the bolt that holds it all together, you're getting the upper part loose but the lower part is stuck firmly against the main part of the seatpost. Then, when you retighten it, everything goes right back where it was. Take a little hammer or something and knock that lower part loose and I'll bet you can get your saddle adjusted more to your likeing.

Finally got it working guys :D

Turns out I didn't unscrew it enough... From the book I have on bicycle maintenance and the way it was laid out I just don't picture how it could be adjusted. But now I know - and knowing is half the battle..

Thanks again :p

Finally got it working guys :D

Turns out I didn't unscrew it enough... From the book I have on bicycle maintenance and the way it was laid out I just don't picture how it could be adjusted. But now I know - and knowing is half the battle..

Thanks again :p

unscrew the bolt more. it has to clear the ridges that hold it in place to change angle. unscrew that sucker.

i own.

The Brooks will mould in within a few weeks, and that feeling of sliding around on the surface will go away.