Bicycle Mechanics - Please Help!!

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vi3txbik3r23
07-26-04, 10:12 PM
Tahoma2Black

ok first my U-Brake cable is snapped plus my chain is loose and i tried too tighten it like wat they say at bmxplusmag.com but then wen i tighten the axle nuts da chain gets loosen so do u think i should buy a chain tensioner .. iph u think so then can you tell me a kind that is cheap and good please reply

a2psyklnut
07-26-04, 10:16 PM
Chain tensioner definitely help and make this situation easy to allieviate. Go to your local shop or www.dan'scomp.com and get just about any of the ones available.

The cheap ones that came on my Haro work just as well as the tricked out aluminum ones on my old GT.

L8R
vi3txbik3r23
07-26-04, 10:20 PM
but does the chain tensioner actually tighten the chain so that it wont wobble?

a2psyklnut
07-26-04, 10:30 PM
Yes!

Actually what it does is it holds the wheel so you can tighten the nuts without it slipping.

Now a lot of chainrings aren't perfectly round, so you'll get loose spots and then tight spots as you turn the cranks. Find the tightest spot and then set the tension from there!

L8R
vi3txbik3r23
07-26-04, 10:32 PM
thx L8