Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - "chain saver" - transporting a bike

okay, so after carrying our bike sans wheels to another city, i've decided i want to make one of those...uhm. things. my wife calls them "chain snugglies." i don't think that's the official name for them.


anyways. you put them in your rear axle with the chain to keep it all nice and tight. and clean.

what are they called, and where can i see pictures? (i don't have an old hub lying around, so i figured i'd try to make one from other parts.)

thanks.

Damn i saw one on yahoo recently. Cant find it now.

.... pics? better discription... im kinda lost here on what you are looking for.

okay, so after carrying our bike sans wheels to another city, i've decided i want to make one of those...uhm. things. my wife calls them "chain snugglies." i don't think that's the official name for them.


anyways. you put them in your rear axle with the chain to keep it all nice and tight. and clean.



Like this ??
I don't know where to find them though

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/160/434501705_db0b63bc5f_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/180/434501713_cb6fbd7225.jpg

Pedros make one. Called the 'chain keeper'

http://pedrosusa.stores.yahoo.net/chainkeeper2.html

I pictured it in pink. With fur of some type.

More like this:
http://www.newdimensions1.com/images/products/large/DIVA-pink-w-pink-fur.jpg

http://probikekit.com/_img_200x256/T9025.jpg

Is this it? $10 from PBK.

i believe the scientific name is actually chain snuggly. science.

http://www.nashbar.com/nashbar_photos/medium/NB-CM.gif (http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=135&subcategory=1175&brand=&sku=10528&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=Shop%20by%20Subcat%3A%20Skewers)

$7 at Nashbar. (Click the pic)

the nashbar and pedros ones can only go to 130 spaced and not down to 120

the nashbar and pedros ones can only go to 130 spaced and not down to 120

The pedros one only attaches on one side, so can fit any frame. Look at the picture above.

^good to know

http://www.nashbar.com/nashbar_photos/medium/NB-CM.gif (http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=135&subcategory=1175&brand=&sku=10528&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=Shop%20by%20Subcat%3A%20Skewers)

$7 at Nashbar. (Click the pic)
I have that.

I have that.

How well does it work? Do you think it could be easily modified for 120 mm spacing?

it comes as a 120, and spacers to make it 130/135. I like it.

or atleast mine fits in a 120.

Cool. Thanks.

i know tomity made one as well.

The pedros one only attaches on one side, so can fit any frame. Look at the picture above.

It'd be nice to have one with a fake axle or whatever though to prevent accidental frame bending incidents.

What about a threaded bar, 5 - 10mm of spacing, a large washer (bigger than the pvc pipe) then a peice of pvc pipe say 10mm wide as close to the size of your cog as possible then another large washer lager larger than the pipe then what ever else t otake up the space between the washer and other dropout. Place the chain inbetween the two washers on the pipe, pull back in dropouts / track ends and secure chain.

yeah, this is what i was thinking. except, i have a cheap stamped cog, so i figured i could use that.

finally! a use for the stamped cog!

It'd be nice to have one with a fake axle or whatever though to prevent accidental frame bending incidents.

That's what the Nashbar one is. Look up.

Yeah, no ***** :) I was just saying that it seems better to have one like that than the ones w/out the axles.