James_Porter Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 (edited) righty ho, i have been using the freshproducts tensioner since the nbr comp, when ever that was, just over a month? so i think its time for a review fresh gave me the tensioner to test and i wasnt to sure about how it would work it not being sprung blah blah but i gave it a go before i bitched, i got the one with the funbolt styleeeeeeeee hole to fit fun bolts... duhhhh. anyways, i put it on my echo control 05 and i had some troubles what with the gay drop out shaped thing with it sticking out into the drop outs (control 05 owners will know what im on about) but its nothing that a good old angle grinder cant sort and it works fine now without any troubles. i side hop to my mech side and so i have had troubles with snapping hangers. i have been through around 20 in the last 5 months, which is a forking load and selectbikes werent having it (N) . but the freshproducts bolts onto the funbolts or q/r which is the main fixing point and then with a small m4 bolt and cool crazy nut thing it bolts onto the normal hanger hole that you fix the mech to normally. i run mine with the m4 bolt pretty much loose, and hardly holding it because i bent the "arm" of the tensioner through side hopping when i had it done up. this is cause it wasnt just "slidding up" when i landed on it with my 12 stone because it is such a tight hold and so it was bending. so i thought i would try it with it loose and it seems to have sorted the problem. even though i run it loose it doesnt move at all when riding and i havent had to mess about with it at all through a ride unless i actually really do land on it. when i do miss a side hop i land on the tensioner everytime, now as you can guess with a normal mech hangers WILL snap, and i had this problem all the basterd time and it was really starting to peeeeee me off and i thought it was holding my sidehopping back as i was allways worried about landing on it. but since i have had the fresh tensioner i havent snapped a hanger, infact the hanger i have got on now i have had since i have been using the fresh tensioner and it is still perfectly straight. all that happens when i land on it is it moves up and a quick adjustment with a 8mm allen key and its fine yet again. all i can say is, i really dont think there is a tensioner that comes close to the fresh one, they all seem to break and are hastle and arent cheap. but for £28 you got a quality bit of kit, that really does work just as good as a standard mech but doesnt have a spring. if you side hop to the mech side and have problems with snapping hangers, dont think twice about getting one, i COULDNT go back to a mech now, its just taken the hastle of breaking hangers away. even if you dont and want a tensioner, dont think of anything else other than the fresh one, its made really well with quality material, weighs feck all, and if you do have troubles with it, then im sure fresh will be more than welcome to sort it our for you. if the review doesnt make much sence sorry, im rather tired, i will sort it out tomorrow if its wank. thanks james :$ oh visit, www.freshproducts.co.uk for ordering and to check out the other products they do. i will have the lever on soon, when i get a 04 lever sorted and so will have something to say about that soon :lol: Edited October 3, 2005 by James_Porter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Looks cool as shit too :$ Cheers for the review anyway, was wondering how the Fresh stuff was turning out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Off topic, but whens that leaver making it's way to the market. I got my tee cought on my bolt bodge and nealry ripped it. :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 According to another thread, not 'til after Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipkickbs Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Its a dam nice tensioner, but fat mike is the only owner of the most pimpin fresh products tensioner in the uk! (N) im very tempted myself as my hanger has been bent back straight so many times its probly going to snap soon, i did have a dmr tension seeker simple, but that was a pile o sh*te. Bolts kept on slipping and there was never any solid tension on the chain. fresh products tensioner :$ :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Drewery Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Looks really good, but can your run your chain under and over the wheel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 (edited) Yes i have seen them being run under and over the chain :$ Edited October 4, 2005 by wally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhenoVenom Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Mr. Porter here is absolutely right, the tensioner is really good. I've landed on mine a couple of times, one time to concrete with all my weight and still it had no effect on it. Controls are amazing too, eyh mr. Porter? :$ http://img375.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tsnr23yf.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_Porter Posted October 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 yes you can run them tensioning down too, thats how i got mine at the moment cause the chain has stretched a little to much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todge Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Its good to hear everyone is getting on well with the tensioners. I am aware of a few minor things that can be improved upon. Fatmike, put a piccy of the PIMPED mango one up (N) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatmike Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Oh, ok then, since you all asked so nicely! I was tempted to write a review for mine, but I didn't - as Arron didn't give me mine free! However, if I did, it really would've been the same as Porter's (except better written & punctuated (Y)). It really is an awesome tensioner. (N) (Y) Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantham Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 yer these tensioners are awesome. Ive had several prototypes of the lever now, improving the design on each one and getting rid of the flaws, they are really coming on now. Hopefully they will be ready around christmas time, there was a big delay due to finding the best way to manufacture them without them costing a fortune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endohopper Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Looking really good , just might persuade me to ditch the old Ultegra rear mech and go proper SS . Liking the mango version , will the final product be available in various colours ? PS : Fatmike , that rear tyre's lookin' a bit bald . (N) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsriderjim Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 how can you pay for fresh products stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 how can you pay for fresh products stuff? Cash, paypal, cheque postal order. :ermm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomN Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 email or the ring the person from the site and ask? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Geary Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 (edited) from what i've seen and heard the tensioner is the balls, i can't wait for the lever to come out and i think i'll be having a tensioner of you very soon. thanks for the review :ermm: Ben Edited October 24, 2005 by Gears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_Porter Posted October 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 i had to run a mech today... and i can safely say there is NO difference in the tension it gives. infact i would say the fresh one is better cause you dont get chain slap on the chainstay at all like you do with a mech... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011001000110010101110010 Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 But james you dont need to run a tensioner! :ermm: Your chain was fine at the NBR comp with not tensioning possible! Looks good, if I didnt have horizontal drop outs I'd get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_Porter Posted October 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 chains stretch fred you woman. and anyways that chains dead now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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