Sprung Leather Bicycle Saddles (Part 9)
次回この記事の日本語版を投稿します。
In the first six posts, Sprung Leather Bicycle Saddles (Part 1), (Part 2), (Part 3),(Part 4), (Part 5) and (Part 6) we took a look at various leather saddle styles from the 1950's: (800 series), (750 series), (900 series),(500 series), (600 series) and (1300 series) respectively. And, in the previous two posts (Part 7) and (Part 8) we looked at tools used to maintain sprung leather saddles, specifically the "hammock saddle stretcher" and the "saddle spring spreader".
In this installment we shall take a look at a tool called the "saddle box end wrench".
When setting out to restore a saddle, even if the leather and rivets are all in good shape, chances are that the saddle hardware will be rusted and need to be cleaned up, in worst case replaced. The easiest way to get rid of rust is to disassemble and tackle each part one-by-one. And when it comes to disassembling a saddle, the "saddle box end wrench" is a good tool to have in one's restoration arsenal.
Rust never sleeps!

This is the "saddle box end wrench".
It is used to loosen/tighten the nuts which hold the springs to the saddle.
One end is for 10㎜ nuts and the other end is for 12mm nuts.
The tool is thin and angled appropriately to enable it to easily fit between the narrow spring coils.
10mm nuts on the bottom of the coils.
12mm nuts on the top of the coils.
As previously mentioned, the easiest way to get rid of rust is to disassemble and tackle each part one-by-one.


After removing rust, it is time to reassemble.

In the next installment, we shall continue to look at another tool used to maintain sprung leather bicycle saddles.


















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