Chain tension and tensioning a chain

yeah that'll do. just pull it back dead hard and tighten at the same time. the chain should be very snug but not tight. chaintugs make the process a little more controlled but aren't totally necessary. good luck!

Keep it to yourself Windy81

Cheers Superprecise

ok i was being sarcastic. yes pull the wheel back, or adjust the tension with the tensioning pulleys if you have em with the horizontal dropouts.

just seems obvious thats all.

Keep it to yourself Windy81

cmon man, lighten up

wasn't me !!

^^^^haha. what's the odd one out, a washing machine, a toaster, a dishwasher and a woman?

a toaster because it doesn't leak when it's fucked

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and chain tension... actually read the lot its great.

there is a question that plays on my mind....

....how much tension do i want on my chain? so there is NO wobble atall or do i need to have a little slack?

also, is there a certian beneficial way to set up the back wheenls position?

taa

not tight, but not sagging either. snug. chain tensioners help get it right imo.

yup, you wanna little movement make sure the wheel spins freely, whan lifting off the groung and spinning the cranks,
and chain tugs help.

1/2" vertical play.

it has about that much slack currently so i will just leave it.

so yeah, i got my bike about two or three weeks ago, struck a deal with a fellow lfgss'er to get a front brake from them and due to their personal reasons they were unable to post it straight away and anyway, i waited for a brake for a while then the deal went off after contact and im no longer getting a brake from them, my friend offered my one BUT......

i like cycling it without a brake, it MAKES me learn how to stop rather than being "oh theres a hill, i cant be arsed learning now, i will just go fast and use my brake at the bottom" instead i go as fast as i feel confident then next time, a bit faster and so on an so forth.....

maybe i will not get a brake, just keep it real without one! i realise this might be a stupid idea as its my first fixed gear.....but........ehhhhh.......ehhhhhhhh............you need to get your heart going at least once a day!

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Question - my new single speed has the chain set right at the very tightest part of the horizontal dropout which makes it ridiculously hard to remove the wheel. Asked my bike shop to add a link to the chain during it's first service and the mechanic told me - it is normal to have it that way to allow for chain stretch...

Does anyone think this is right? or shoudl I insist they add a link for me?

add a link. though they'll prob charge you more than it would cost to do it your self, even buying the tools.

Question to all: what link extractor do you use for 1/8" chain? I've broken a couple and am not happy with the current one I have, it's weak and gonna break soon...

Been 'breaking' 1/8" chains with the tool on my Topeak Alien for years - still going strong.

No-one ever got around to answering my question about what (non-expensive) chaintool works fine with 10spd chains (especially Campag)...

i got a topeak minitool and that breaks chains easy peasy. in fact, i broke one this very morning.

Who cares? What do you use on your 10spd?

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Cnt! i spat my coffee out on reading that....
"Adventures of Cuppa T". i can't wait to see where this goes next...

"Adventures of Cuppa T". i can't wait to see where this goes next...

casualty?

10sp is for ghayers, you should stick to 9 sp, thats why your having trouble. No one to blame but your self.

P.S If you want to borrow my chain tool to try out and see if it works for you let me know (this one)

why would he bother? sjs have one in his size for less money...
;)

touché

Okay, pj - thanks for the subliminal. I never order from there though, but will get this one they listed (elsewhere):

It looks comfy with its fetishistic rubberization, it's cheap, and worth a punt - I'm not spending £££s on a tool I'll probably use once every 3 years or something.

@Tommy - you're right about 10spd. I still love my 9spd stuff, but those gheys have started to perfect the 10spd technology, and being a climber, I love my close-ratio cassettes. With 10spd, I've got 9 useable sprockets in the big ring, so maybe 10spd is the real 9spd?

yeah.