I purchased a second-hand Brooks B17, and I'm having problems with it.



As you can see, the tensioning bolt is already getting pretty long. The metal bit under the nose isn't sitting properly on the tension bolt assembly, and this causes the saddle to sag in the nose and be unstable.

I already tried to bend the metal nose piece in with a vice, and this worked for about 30 miles, before it bent back out again.

Any ideas, or did I waste my money on a saddle that's just not going to be ride-able?