Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Chain Tensioner That Works With Mercier Kilo TT

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decline
12-09-07, 03:10 PM
can anyone point me to a chain tensioner that works well with the kilo tt. Thanks

Igneous Faction
12-09-07, 03:19 PM
The MKS ones or Surly Tugnut will work just fine.
brianwilliams
12-09-07, 05:14 PM
what exactly are chain tensioners?

willypilgrim
12-09-07, 05:26 PM
I don't wanna waste another thread:

How deep in the dropout will the MKS bad boys let your axle go? I'm pretty far into the dropout as it is, and i had been thinking about dropping a link, I'd hate to have to add one.
ilikebikes
12-09-07, 05:26 PM
what exactly are chain tensioners?

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=chain+tensioner&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
Igneous Faction
12-09-07, 05:51 PM
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=chain+tensioner&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

That link will probably cause more confusion than enlightenment. In the SS/FG world, there are two types of chain tensioners. There is the type that the OP must have been referencing, which is used exclusively with track-ends. It bridges the track-end and has a washer type thing connected to a threaded bolt that "pulls" the axle backwards away from the cranks to easily set chain tension.

There's also the type that's a sprung arm with an idler wheel that takes up the slack in a chain. Like a derailleur that doesn't move left or right. You use these when you're running SS on a bike with vertical dropouts.
Zombie Carl
12-09-07, 06:33 PM
I had to grind down a MKS tensioner to get it on my girl's Kilo. Only took about 15 seconds though, and looks way more legit than the lame Surly one.
decline
12-09-07, 06:55 PM
can you post a quick pic, and what exactly did you grind it with? thanks!
Zombie Carl
12-09-07, 07:00 PM
No camera available, sorry. But I just had to take down the edges right behind the washer shaped piece. It's very apparent which part needs to be ground down when you look at them. I used a grinding wheel, but it would go very quickly with a file as well.
deathhare
12-09-07, 07:31 PM
If you like Nascar, you'll love the Surly ones.
decline
12-09-07, 08:00 PM
do i get this one

http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=188_192&products_id=327

or this one

http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=188_192&products_id=328

thanks
zelah
12-09-07, 08:00 PM
well not the one that is for aluminum frames
dewthedew
12-09-07, 08:15 PM
If you like Nascar, you'll love the Surly ones.

:roflmao:
Moose
12-09-07, 08:23 PM
If you like Nascar, you'll love the Surly ones.

Does not compute. The Surly has a built-in bottle opener. Bud Light is twist-off.
rduenas
12-09-07, 08:36 PM
I used Sinz bmx ones on my Kilo
equilibriax
12-14-07, 07:55 AM
do i get this one

http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=188_192&products_id=327

...

I just got this one in the mail yesterday. Went on without any filing down. Installed in just a couple of minutes.
1fluffhead
12-14-07, 07:59 AM
All chain tensioners are ugly, unnecessary and a waste of money IMO.
bonechilling
12-14-07, 09:13 AM
All chain tensioners are ugly, unnecessary and a waste of money IMO.

Yes. And Ben's bikes is making a killing on them.
ralphm2k
12-14-07, 09:38 AM
The Kilo has track ends, right? If so, they're not needed. Go without, and you'll shave seconds off of your time.
1fluffhead
12-14-07, 09:43 AM
Yes. And Ben's bikes is making a killing on them.

Not surprising seeing how a hipster and their $ are soon parted by purchasing bling that they are told they need to have by the internets.
Alex Steezeman
12-14-07, 09:45 AM
I have a Redline on that I had on my old race bmx bike for ages, and it's super sweet.