c.kezer Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 how do snail cams work ?? it wired because how do they tighten . how much do they cost cheers chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricalum Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 There are screws in your frame which stick out. On youre skewer you have the cams which have small bits cut away in them and you twist the cam so it locks onto the screw which -holds the wheel backwards.They are dirt cheap, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 They are dirt cheap,and light as fook Basically as you push them down, they turn and push against the screw (or lug if you have a monty frame) and push the wheel back. Great if you have small length dropouts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pekr! Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 (edited) i use them i love them i think they work alot better than chain tugs iv had no problems with my snail cams Edited December 17, 2005 by stefan p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 You can only run them on certain frames... Montys - as already said, they have the 'lugs' that stick out. T-pros - Have the holes drilled into the dropouts for the bolts erm...all frames with the holea at the dropouts basically Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c.kezer Posted December 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 thanks well the reson i want them is because i have some tugs and there fuc£ed my wheel keeps moving and its crap when riding. <how do i fit them though>.chreers chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 i had chain tugs and always seem to had problems with them then i got some snail cams from Tartybikes and then i had no problems at all the ones i have are the Inspired SS (Stainless Snail) Tensioners and they are only £10 well worth the money because you can forget about your wheel alignment forever cheers mackey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todge Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 (edited) Yeh, but they dont have grooves.What use is a snail cam without grooves EDIT: I am aware why some "companies" dont put grooves into there snail cams! Edited December 18, 2005 by Todge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspired Dave Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 Yeh, but they dont have grooves.What use is a snail cam without grooves Infinite chain tension adjustment. With teeth the adjustment of the tension in the chain is finite, i'e you can have 'x' tension or ''y' tensioner or 'z' tension, but if you want 'x.5' or y.5' you're a bit nadgered . Just where 'x.5' chain tension should/could be is more like 'z', a far higher tension than you want due to the 'high' point of the teeth being between one location dip and the next.There is the case that notched cams dont undo if the wheel isn't quite 100% tight, or if you hit them on something. But if the wheel is loose enough for the tensioner to be able to rotate then surely the wheel isn't as tight as it ought to be? Keep the wheel tight and un-toothed snails cannot move without being hit. If you do hit smooth cams then they rotate out the way, sweet, just loosen your wheel, twist the cam back to get desired tension and tighten it all back up. If you hit a toothed one the chances of it moving are greatly reduced as it's rotational movement is limited by the high-points on the notches. If the toothed cam cannot rotate it will have a significantly higher chance of just bending, which would be a bit of an arse .Blimey, technical little things these shelled slimey things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrico Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 Linky Theres some pics of how they work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsinchris Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 can they be used on the da bomb frames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 They can't be used on zona zip frames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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