Brooks Saddle Squeaks

[Larry Schellhase]

My Brooks Champion Special squeaks when I ride it. I had it off my bike for a couple of years but I missed the looks and feel so I remounted it a couple of weeks ago and for a while it was quiet but now the noise is back. I hate noisey bikes. It is impossible for me to tell where the saddle is squeaking. Any ideas on how to quiet the beast?

 

Thanks

[Frank]

Bees wax or grease on the rail clamps and the seat post bolts. Then tighten 'em. Works for me.

[Mike S]

I had a noisy B17 for a while and finally the noise stopped... when
the tension bolt broke apart. I noticed that bolrt had been getting
loose a while and then one day while carrying my bike upstairs by the
nose of the saddle, snapperoo. Brooks said I should've been tightening
it more, but agreed to cover a repair. This was probably a rare
occurrence, but something to be aware of.

[Steve Hemmelgarn]

Larry,

One of my Brooks saddles developed a squeak recently. I was able to stop the sqeak by applying a bit of oil to the point where the rails pivot at the nose of the saddle. I had tried lubing many other places without success.

 

Steve

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[Montclair BobbyB]

In my experience it's always a case of something being loose... mostly
due to loose rails... although in one case my tensioning bolt was the
culprit. In general, grease and proper tightening WILL solve the
problem; it comes down to ensuring you have the right amount of
BOTH... don't be stingy with either.

Hope that works for you.

BB

On Feb 24, 9:26 am, Steve Hemmelgarn <trekcommu...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Larry,
> One of my Brooks saddles developed a squeak recently. I was able to stop the sqeak by applying a bit of oil to the point where the rails pivot at the nose of the saddle. I had tried lubing many other places without success.
>
> Steve
>