Chain keeps loosening

Posted on Wed 3rd, July 2019

• #1

SouthLondonDave

Never used to have this issue on my fixie but my chain loosens a bit as soon as I start cycling. Then after 3 or 4 days it's loose enough to come off after hitting a bump.

I notice I have a washer on one side of the rear wheel between the nut and the frame and not on the other.

Do I need a washer on both is this likely to be my issue? If so can anyone point me towards what I need to buy?

Thanks
• #2

pifko

Try sourcing a ‘chain tug’.
• #3

SouthLondonDave

thanks!
• #4

dicki

details of what wheel might help too

chain tugs : well worth getting a pair, they just work so well holding the rear wheel in place
• #5

SouthLondonDave

https://photos.app.goo.gl/1qaWkhWidBQCzXqLA
https://photos.app.goo.gl/MwwJt1yJmSUwfQDAA

So I have one side with a chain tug and a washer and the other side with none.

Is the washer anything to worry about? I remember trying to use the chain tugs when I first got it and they were so fiddly I stopped bothering
• #6

cip1000

You might want some "proper" track nuts (with captive washer).
• #7

SouthLondonDave

Thanks everyone - very helpful

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