Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Chain tensioner for non track ends

From what I have seen, most tensioner are made for track ends. Does anyone make a chain tensioner for bikes that do not have track ends. I have horizontal drop outs on an old Bianchi road bike.

This is in regards to fixed gear bikes.

I remember seeing one in this forum that attached to the chainstay. It was basically a fixed position derailleur pulley that you slid back on the stay until you had tension, might have been for the downhillers or something. I ended up getting my local shop to sell me an eccentric rear hub for just over $100. They also gave me an old rim and spokes to build up the wheel. It's not a cheap option, but it's really elegant and works very well.

You're looking for something like Surly Tugnutt for a horizontal drop out right?

Or...just get a cheapo dual screw BMX tensioner and place the screws against the back of the drop, adjusting as needed.

You're looking for something like Surly Tugnutt for a horizontal drop out right?



Exactly!!

It would seem to me that with all of these converted bikes out there, someone should invent this device.

Or...just get a cheapo dual screw BMX tensioner and place the screws against the back of the drop, adjusting as needed.


Do you have a picture or link to one of these. I don't now anything about bmx bikes.

Do you have a picture or link to one of these. I don't now anything about bmx bikes.

Tons of flavours here
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/?Category=chain%20devices

Tensioners aside but with a tuggnuts in mind -- when is someone going to make a bottle opener that mounts to my bicycle? Or a bottle cage with an opener integrated... oh yeah.

Tensioners aside but with a tuggnuts in mind -- when is someone going to make a bottle opener that mounts to my bicycle? Or a bottle cage with an opener integrated... oh yeah.Time pedals work great to open bottles.

Time pedals work great to open bottles.
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Kinda off subject, but I thought I would show you all the bottle opener my sister found me for xmas last year. It seems to be homemade, she didn't even remember where she got it, just that she found it and thought of me.

Time pedals work great to open bottles.

holy shi*t!!! i never though of that!!!

goatmeal, that bottle opener looks rad.

Kinda off subject, but I thought I would show you all the bottle opener my sister found me for xmas last year. It seems to be homemade, she didn't even remember where she got it, just that she found it and thought of me.

I gotta have one! I'll see what I have for spare parts. Shouldn't be too hard to make.

Cam

Kinda off subject, but I thought I would show you all the bottle opener my sister found me for xmas last year. It seems to be homemade, she didn't even remember where she got it, just that she found it and thought of me.

Those are made by Resource Revival.

http://www.resourcerevival.com/servlet/ProductView?command=createProcurement&supplierID=434&commodityID=881&searchIndex=3

I've seen them in catalogs. I think Velogear used to carry them, but I can't find it on their website.

Ah...here it is.

http://store.velogear.com/resrevbotop.html

I did a Google Search on "resource revival bottle opener" and came up with lots of hits.

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Back in the day they use to have a Campy fork end with a little notch filed on it. A combination opener/key chain, I knew I should have gotten one, they were chrome and it was cool!!

Greg

Hey! That's not Pabst!

I was at a party once, and this guy opened a bottle of...soda...with his eye socket. it was the coolest thing I've ever seen.