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04-09-14, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by DogBoy

okay, I think I've found it. I was thrown since it still made the noise when standing, but I still was flexing the saddle a bit. The front of my Brooks flyer saddle was the culprit. Lubed the screws/springs and it is now quiet. Thanks for the suggestions!

I have a Brooks B17 (no springs) that will start squeaking when it's time to tighten the tensioning bolt a bit. The first time it happened it took me a while to figure it out too.

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