Originally Posted by
onbike 1939
...Your B17 can be re-tensioned by making a series of holes in the bottom of the wings and pulling these together by means of cord. This will tighten up the centre section increasing the rigidity.
Thanks, that's good advice for anyone with a sagging tensioned leather saddle, in addition to the usual tension bolt uptake.
I "tied" mine years ago, and although it reduced the sag, I was still dissatisfied.