Originally Posted by
NormanF
I don't know why the dummies at Surly couldn't have put in a long horizontal dropout or least offer a version with a track dropout! It would have solved a lot of problems setting up an internal gear hub/singlespeed hub without a kludgy chain tensioner! What in the world where they thinking?
Even with track or horizontal drops a longtail will have enough chain bounce to occasionally hop the chain over the teeth on the IGH's cog. I can adjust my free radical enough to tension my chain, chain bounce still caused problems.
You really always need a tensioner with a longtail.