dane Posted July 23, 2003 Report Share Posted July 23, 2003 how much slack / how tight should my chain be on me onza t-pro?? how slack do you guys run yours??:- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gapking Posted July 23, 2003 Report Share Posted July 23, 2003 not to tite not to slack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Old_Skool_Trialser Posted July 23, 2003 Report Share Posted July 23, 2003 Its meant to be so the chain can just about touch the stay if pressed upwards.... Correct me if im wrong, but thats how I setup my mod chain tension years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERgoSuM Posted July 23, 2003 Report Share Posted July 23, 2003 if you tension the chain too much it compresses the front free-wheel, and that leads to all kinds of funny sounds coming from you free-wheel, also the cranks spin when you wheel your bike along if there is too much chain tension as there is more resistance that way... if you have it too slack on the other hand it will rattle and hit the chain stays, scratch paint etc.. sooooo have it at just over medium pressure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zac123 Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 have it really slack but with a enough tension to stay on and run a chainstay protector Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 25, 2003 Report Share Posted July 25, 2003 Well, I like my bike to move as soon as I pedal, so I run mine fairly damn tight - so when you push the chain up a bit back from the freewheel/chain-ring it moves about 3mm or so. Just means it reacts a lot quicker, and feels supremely nice. Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrialsDisplay.co.uk Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 Its meant to be so the chain can just about touch the stay if pressed upwards.... Correct me if im wrong, but thats how I setup my mod chain tension years ago. This way it doesn't put pressure on your freewheel/chain :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardman Posted September 4, 2003 Report Share Posted September 4, 2003 clever me changed to burns on my mod, put a fat bmx chain on and ive never had a problem with it, I run it so it just touchs the chainstay if hit really hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zac123 Posted December 28, 2003 Report Share Posted December 28, 2003 if I put a profile on can I run it really tight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted December 28, 2003 Report Share Posted December 28, 2003 You can, but there'd not be much point as you're going to wear your drivetrain out a bit quicker. Now I'm back on front freewheel it's all pretty loose - it touches the chainstay if you force the chain up. But yeah, it feels OK, even with a Dicta. Gapping's hit or miss, but c'est la vie. Just gotta learn it better :- Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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