chain tensioner

greigcluck
greigcluck Posts: 125
edited January 2009 in MTB buying advice
was thinking of buying dmr simple tensioner for singlespeed, anyone one any experince with them, going to be using it mainly for commute, is it ok for this? or would i be better trying this half link that everyone keeps talking about, how does this work and is it compatibale with most chains?

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    if you can a half-link is better. they come in a few widths to suit most chains.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • greigcluck
    greigcluck Posts: 125
    thank god for nick, your bound to be sick answering my questions, cheers mate, what width chain should i be using for singlespeeding?
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    nicklouse wrote:
    if you can a half-link is better. they come in a few widths to suit most chains.
    any idea of a 1/2 link that is the same as a 9sp in width and will fit the standard teeth of my cranks?
    (i'm still really confused by the 1/2 link thing :( )
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • greigcluck
    greigcluck Posts: 125
    me too mate, very confused. think charliethebikemonger.com does them kmc 3/32 half link is what you need i think

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