Quote Originally Posted by boy in a kilt View Post
Umm, over tightening the leather on tensioned leather saddles isn't a really good idea. It ruins the leather and makes the saddle uncomfortable.

Normally, you take about a quarter turn every year or so.
I have a selle an-atomica and it stretched wildly when I first started riding on it. I had to tighten it almost a full turn for the first 5 or 6 rides.

It's continuing to stretch some, just not nearly as quickly. It's comfortable most of the time, but occasionally will just rub me the wrong way, so I think I'm going to try a Brooks as soon as I get my first paycheck (Yay new job!!). The quality of the anatomica just doesn't seem up to par with Brooks. I could never imagine this saddle lasting more than a year without stretching to the point of becoming untensionable.