Originally Posted by
Unkle Rico
Hmm.. this statement confuses me for some reason, lacing is to help with the sides not flaring out which doesnt really help anything at the back of the seat. Is it an old seat or new?
The seat has at most a couple thousand miles and only got a little wet twice.
Originally Posted by
hairnet
To an extent, but it isn't always the best solution from what I have seen. If you take a saddle and squeeze the sides in you will see how the back stiffens up. So the lacing acts like a support.
This. It felt like the tension was fine, but the back was a little sunken in. Lacing it makes the depressions less apparent and firms up that area.