Question on how to adjust new seat - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

07-24-2004, 07:13 PM

I got a wide seat at Academy today; and it does feel more comfortable.

But I'm not sure I now how to adjust all of its parts. It came with the
part that adjusts forward or back along the rails, tilts, and goes on the
seat post, of course. I understood that part.

It also came with two heavy springs, pushed all the way closed, under the
back of the seat, one on each side, fastened with nuts. There was nothing
on my bike to fasten them to, if there was supposed to be, and the
instructions that came with the seat didn't even mention them.

Am I supposed to adjust the nuts or something? Do the springs serve any
purpose if they aren't fastened to anything?

Yours,
Dora Smith
Austin, Texas
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Yours,
Dora Smith
Austin, Texas
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

07-24-2004, 07:52 PM

Dora Smith <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote:
>Am I supposed to adjust the nuts or something? Do the springs serve any
>purpose if they aren't fastened to anything?

If they're what I think they are:

They're fastened to the hard underside of the seat at
their tops, and to a screw at their bottoms. The other
end of each spring is attached to a plate inside the seat
and is free to move.

When you sit on the seat, you compress the top of the seat
towards the bottom of the seat, pushing the plate down,
pushing the screws down, and expanding the springs.

They make your seat bouncy.

--Blair
"Riding makes it not so bouncy. Ironic."

07-24-2004, 07:52 PM

Dora Smith <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote:
>Am I supposed to adjust the nuts or something? Do the springs serve any
>purpose if they aren't fastened to anything?

If they're what I think they are:

They're fastened to the hard underside of the seat at
their tops, and to a screw at their bottoms. The other
end of each spring is attached to a plate inside the seat
and is free to move.

When you sit on the seat, you compress the top of the seat
towards the bottom of the seat, pushing the plate down,
pushing the screws down, and expanding the springs.

They make your seat bouncy.

--Blair
"Riding makes it not so bouncy. Ironic."

07-24-2004, 07:52 PM

Dora Smith <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote:
>Am I supposed to adjust the nuts or something? Do the springs serve any
>purpose if they aren't fastened to anything?

If they're what I think they are:

They're fastened to the hard underside of the seat at
their tops, and to a screw at their bottoms. The other
end of each spring is attached to a plate inside the seat
and is free to move.

When you sit on the seat, you compress the top of the seat
towards the bottom of the seat, pushing the plate down,
pushing the screws down, and expanding the springs.

They make your seat bouncy.

--Blair
"Riding makes it not so bouncy. Ironic."

07-24-2004, 07:52 PM

Dora Smith <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote:
>Am I supposed to adjust the nuts or something? Do the springs serve any
>purpose if they aren't fastened to anything?

If they're what I think they are:

They're fastened to the hard underside of the seat at
their tops, and to a screw at their bottoms. The other
end of each spring is attached to a plate inside the seat
and is free to move.

When you sit on the seat, you compress the top of the seat
towards the bottom of the seat, pushing the plate down,
pushing the screws down, and expanding the springs.

They make your seat bouncy.

--Blair
"Riding makes it not so bouncy. Ironic."

07-24-2004, 07:52 PM

Dora Smith <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote:
>Am I supposed to adjust the nuts or something? Do the springs serve any
>purpose if they aren't fastened to anything?

If they're what I think they are:

They're fastened to the hard underside of the seat at
their tops, and to a screw at their bottoms. The other
end of each spring is attached to a plate inside the seat
and is free to move.

When you sit on the seat, you compress the top of the seat
towards the bottom of the seat, pushing the plate down,
pushing the screws down, and expanding the springs.

They make your seat bouncy.

--Blair
"Riding makes it not so bouncy. Ironic."

07-26-2004, 04:46 AM

Am I supposed to adjust the springs?

--

Yours,
Dora Smith
Austin, Texas
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
"Blair P. Houghton" <b@p.h> wrote in message
news:3gFMc.20381111$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].. .
> Dora Smith <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote:
> >Am I supposed to adjust the nuts or something? Do the springs serve
any
> >purpose if they aren't fastened to anything?
>
> If they're what I think they are:
>
> They're fastened to the hard underside of the seat at
> their tops, and to a screw at their bottoms. The other
> end of each spring is attached to a plate inside the seat
> and is free to move.
>
> When you sit on the seat, you compress the top of the seat
> towards the bottom of the seat, pushing the plate down,
> pushing the screws down, and expanding the springs.
>
> They make your seat bouncy.
>
> --Blair
> "Riding makes it not so bouncy. Ironic."

07-26-2004, 04:46 AM

Am I supposed to adjust the springs?

--

Yours,
Dora Smith
Austin, Texas
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
"Blair P. Houghton" <b@p.h> wrote in message
news:3gFMc.20381111$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].. .
> Dora Smith <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote:
> >Am I supposed to adjust the nuts or something? Do the springs serve
any
> >purpose if they aren't fastened to anything?
>
> If they're what I think they are:
>
> They're fastened to the hard underside of the seat at
> their tops, and to a screw at their bottoms. The other
> end of each spring is attached to a plate inside the seat
> and is free to move.
>
> When you sit on the seat, you compress the top of the seat
> towards the bottom of the seat, pushing the plate down,
> pushing the screws down, and expanding the springs.
>
> They make your seat bouncy.
>
> --Blair
> "Riding makes it not so bouncy. Ironic."

07-26-2004, 04:46 AM

Am I supposed to adjust the springs?

--

Yours,
Dora Smith
Austin, Texas
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
"Blair P. Houghton" <b@p.h> wrote in message
news:3gFMc.20381111$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].. .
> Dora Smith <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote:
> >Am I supposed to adjust the nuts or something? Do the springs serve
any
> >purpose if they aren't fastened to anything?
>
> If they're what I think they are:
>
> They're fastened to the hard underside of the seat at
> their tops, and to a screw at their bottoms. The other
> end of each spring is attached to a plate inside the seat
> and is free to move.
>
> When you sit on the seat, you compress the top of the seat
> towards the bottom of the seat, pushing the plate down,
> pushing the screws down, and expanding the springs.
>
> They make your seat bouncy.
>
> --Blair
> "Riding makes it not so bouncy. Ironic."

07-26-2004, 04:46 AM

Am I supposed to adjust the springs?

--

Yours,
Dora Smith
Austin, Texas
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
"Blair P. Houghton" <b@p.h> wrote in message
news:3gFMc.20381111$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].. .
> Dora Smith <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote:
> >Am I supposed to adjust the nuts or something? Do the springs serve
any
> >purpose if they aren't fastened to anything?
>
> If they're what I think they are:
>
> They're fastened to the hard underside of the seat at
> their tops, and to a screw at their bottoms. The other
> end of each spring is attached to a plate inside the seat
> and is free to move.
>
> When you sit on the seat, you compress the top of the seat
> towards the bottom of the seat, pushing the plate down,
> pushing the screws down, and expanding the springs.
>
> They make your seat bouncy.
>
> --Blair
> "Riding makes it not so bouncy. Ironic."