At 04:07 AM 7/8/2004 +0000, kevenruf@comcast.net wrote:
>A while back the three nose rivets failed me and my B-72. They bailed out
>on me for some reason. It was a saggy saddle after that let me tell you!...
The reason the nose rivets fail on B72s is that they act as the front pivot. Other sprung Brookses have dedicated pivots underneath. Another B72 weak link is that the bag loops are strictly leather, with no steel loop (on any of the three I own).
jeff slotkin
Goose Creek, SC