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when i used to push the pin all the way through by accident when i was first learning to break a chain, i would get some shit super glue or model glue and put a tiny drop on the end of the pin and stand it on the part of the chain breaker that presses on the pin, when glue is dry, use the chain breaker to push the pin back through as you would normally, just make sure its all lined up before you crank on the chain breaker, lol, guaranteed to work every time, 75 percent of the time, hehe
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yea sorry bout the pic, only had crappy phone camera, lol, but yea, ill eventually buy a proper chain tensioner but pretty low on funds at the moment and it seems to be working quite well, i just used a piece of aluminium and the jockey wheel from my old deraillure! cheapest tensioner I've ever seen haha
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thanks for all the replies guys! but I saw a few photos around on the net and made my own in about half an hour, looks pretty neat too! Thanks tom, but I forgot to mention I'm only running free hub not fixie! so should be pretty safe..! I hope, lol
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thanks donut, i know i can use a half link to try and get the tension a bit better, but I'm still messing around with gear ratios at the moment so I want to able to change rear cogs without changing the chain length every time, a chain tensioner makes it so much more convenient, plus ive seen people make them before but can't remember where, any more ideas?
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hey guys sorry for the grave dig, but just registered and can't post a new topic...
anyway, converted my vertical dropout frame to single speed and the chain is either too tight or too loose, so was wondering if anybody has ever gone about making their own single speed chain tensioner? i know i could buy one easily enough but short on cash plus i like making things myself, any photos/plans/ links would be awesome! cheers guys
what rack is this? and how does it fix to the bars?