Tension up or down?

The Northern Monkey
The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
edited February 2009 in MTB workshop & tech
Got a DMR Tension Seeker for the frame, but should I tension up or down?
Whats the difference/whats best?

B
Santa Cruz Butcher

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  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,702
    Tension up if you can, puts more chain in contact with the cog. Looks better too.
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    Depends what you can get away with, my silly little bike has it tensioned up at the chainguide. But my carrera has a double tensioner that means i can push it up for better wrap then have the spring arm going down to keep the chain tight.
    Neeermad
    Carbon 456
    456 lefty
    Pompino
    White Inbred
  • tskelding
    tskelding Posts: 64
    It may depend on your dropouts. The weld on my SS means I cannot push the chain high enough so I can only tension down. Or was that too obvious?!
    What you're talking about is 'practice'... which should be banned as a performance enhancer!

    Happiness is... perfect chain tension!

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