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To compensate for leather stretch, Brooks puts this tensioning mechanism under the nose of their saddles.

It is a simple threaded shaft with a nut on it that, on one end, rests in the nose piece of the saddle and at the other end, presses against a shackle which is harnessed to the frame It is held in the sadle with tension. There are no threads in the shackle or on the nose piece.

In the top of this picture we show the basic parts in a semi-exploded view. Below that are the different variations on these pieces.

The copper and chrome-plated pieces are interchangeable. The ti nose piece and the zinc bolt only work on the Swift and the B.17C.S. ti. The shackles are all interchangeable.

The 64mm bolts are for the shorter women's saddles.

Tip:
If you need to replace a bolt in a regular saddle that is not too stretched, then the shorter bolt can be easier to install. This is because the threads go higher up the bolt and you can make it shorter. At the factory they have a hydraulic stretcher to temporarily stretch the saddle and facilitate getting the assembled frame/tension mechanism into the nose piece. The rest of us just have to wrestle with it and sometimes that little bit of adjustment can make a lot of difference. If your saddle is stretched then you had better get the longer bolt.

This is the work station where the tension assemblys are inserted into the saddle. The hydraulic mechanism stretches the leather temporarily, making the job much easier.

Rod Bruckdorfer sent us a picture of his re-riveted Champion Flyer. He writes:

"The project started when the original machine pressed nickel rivet in the upper part of the horn came out. I drilled the original rivet heads off with a 11/64" drill bit, then punched the rivets out. I replaced the horn rivet and three of the rivets on the back of the saddle first with 13mm copper rivets. Once the new rivets were peened over, I replace the rest of the rivets with the exception of the rivets on the sides of the saddle horn. The project took less than an afternoon and was well worth the effort."

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Brooks Tensioning Parts To compensate for leather stretch, Brooks puts this tensioning mechanism under the nose of their saddles. It is a simple threaded shaft with a nut on it that, on one end, rests in the nose piece of the saddle and at the other end, presses against a shackle which is harnessed to the frame It is held in the sadle with tension. There are no threads in the shackle or on the nose piece. In the top of this picture we show the basic parts in a semi-exploded view. Below that are the different variations on these pieces. The copper and chrome-plated pieces are interchangeable. The ti nose piece and the zinc bolt only work on the Swift and the B.17C.S. ti. The shackles are all interchangeable. The 64mm bolts are for the shorter women's saddles. Tip: If you need to replace a bolt in a regular saddle that is not too stretched, then the shorter bolt can be easier to install. This is because the threads go higher up the bolt and you can make it shorter. At the factory they have a hydraulic stretcher to temporarily stretch the saddle and facilitate getting the assembled frame/tension mechanism into the nose piece. The rest of us just have to wrestle with it and sometimes that little bit of adjustment can make a lot of difference. If your saddle is stretched then you had better get the longer bolt.
	This is the work station where the tension assemblys are inserted into the saddle. The hydraulic mechanism stretches the leather temporarily, making the job much easier.
	Rod Bruckdorfer sent us a picture of his re-riveted Champion Flyer. He writes: "The project started when the original machine pressed nickel rivet in the upper part of the horn came out. I drilled the original rivet heads off with a 11/64" drill bit, then punched the rivets out. I replaced the horn rivet and three of the rivets on the back of the saddle first with 13mm copper rivets. Once the new rivets were peened over, I replace the rest of the rivets with the exception of the rivets on the sides of the saddle horn. The project took less than an afternoon and was well worth the effort."