Alex.loves.boys Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Heya while ago i snapped my mech hanger and well it peed me of..So i made a tensioner,(well got one of a mate, and basically its a spoon)its good, ish...its holds tension but it looks f**kign daft and when i apply pressure it flxes like a twat and i have a feeling that its going to snap one day and kill me.so.. if i wer to take a link out of my chain it would be to tight, but if i was to get a half link i could probaly run it without a tensioner?now is this a good idea?i heard that half links and poo and snap e.t.c???Id love to not run a tensioner, and i know your chain strecthes but it would last for 4-5 months surely?i could just buy a hanger and go back to my mech, but i really dont want to..another thing that anoys me it having my gearing"22-18)i have to have a longihs chain else its to short and i have to have my tesnioner near vertical, and the fact its a ladel spooon whihc is huge.i cannot afford to get a differnt gear...thats not really the main issues, so should i get a half link or not?cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Buy a new mech and a fixed tensioner such as fresh products one ect and then you dont have a problem of ever snapping a mech, it would makes things alot better for the future than bodging it and you no it will work where as half link chain idea might not. Thats just my view and what i would do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex.loves.boys Posted April 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 cheersordering a new hanger and a guesst batcheler now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 cheersordering a new hanger and a guesst batcheler now Isn't that the one everyone complains about not working etc .Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex.loves.boys Posted April 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Isn't that the one everyone complains about not working etc .Mative herd good things.another issues, my chain has to be longish cause i cannot take another link out, ill probs have to run the tensioner quite vertical, will that incresase the chances of it loosenin of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben@LeicesterTrials Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 ive herd good things.another issues, my chain has to be longish cause i cannot take another link out, ill probs have to run the tensioner quite vertical, will that incresase the chances of it loosenin of?it'll bend if u have it like that when you land on it u need it to be near the chain stay .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex.loves.boys Posted April 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 it'll bend if u have it like that when you land on it u need it to be near the chain stay ..well im buggerd then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Buy a Bachelor/any other tensioner and bolt it on with your Hope bolt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex.loves.boys Posted April 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 im really consued as what to do nowahhaadam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 The gusset one should do you fine Al, I've been running one for ages now and still doing fine.If you land to bash and putt a decent amount of your weight on the chain it may slacken a touch, but just whip out the 6mm and it's sorted againJob's a good 'un Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomN Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Cancel your order on the Bachelor and get your self a Rohloff. Sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 I ran the Gusset one for a while. Was good! Better when pushing the chain up though, half link and KMC chian. Sorted!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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