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I fitted a 'weaponized' brand (oblig. no, YOU'RE a weapon...) singlespeed tensioner Tuesday night and Wednesday's commute was much faster because I was able to change the 18t sprocket for a 16t one. Yay!
Except today the chain started slipping in the wet. Boo!
Because this was an emergency single speed conversion (my usual hi-ten beater is up on blocks) I have a feeling I slapped a 7/8 speed chain on there. Given the cog and chainring are supposed to be for a 3/32 setup - is that likely to be the problem?
Or is my chainline the issue?
Also, the tensioner seems to add a lot of noise to the whole transmission. So maybe I am answering my own question re. chain and chainline.
Just thought I'd ask here anyway! TIA...