my Kinesis Racelight T2 V3

beanstalk
beanstalk Posts: 143
edited January 2018 in Your road bikes
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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    seriously sweeeeeeet! Hat!
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • pnev
    pnev Posts: 236
    I'd definitely have concerns about the chain tension, I'd personally if a Alfine chain tensioner if I'd be installing single speed on a Vert drop out bike - doesn't look as good, but would stop the chain from over tightening and blowing out.

    All my opinion of course, it does look good
  • beanstalk
    beanstalk Posts: 143
    It is not overtightened!
    I had the bike upside down and the rear wheel slid by it's own weight to the ground of the dropout and thats the resulting chain tension.
    It is a new Sram 8speed chain where the single links tend to be longer than those of a Shimano 8speed chain.
    It is a matter of 1-2 tenths of a millimeter over the whole chain length.
    On the first try I used that Shimano chain and the wheel didn't slid wholly to the ground of the dropout.
  • pnev
    pnev Posts: 236
    I'm sure it's not over tightened stood there, once some watts are being put through it though that's another story - but hey, what do I know, just another dork on an internet forum

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