Noob question - chain tensioners on road frames
10-02-08, 03:25 AM
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Noob question - chain tensioners on road frames
Hi All,
I'm struggling to find a secondhand track/singlespeed suitable frame in my part of the world (Hong Kong), so now I'm on to Plan B.
Plan B is to use a road frame and to put a chain tensioning arm on it (bolts on where the derailleur goes) to allow for the different dropout shape.
I've seen the type of thing I could use - https://www.jensonusa.com/store/produ...ingleator.aspx
I will also be looking at using a standard roadbike wheelset and a spacer kit to convert the 8/9/10 speed cassette area to a single speed.
Does anyone have experience with a conversion like this? Will it work fine?
It might not impress the Fixie purists, but my goal is a single speed bike to use to ride to work, thus saving my Ultegra equipped road bike for training on the weekends.
I'm struggling to find a secondhand track/singlespeed suitable frame in my part of the world (Hong Kong), so now I'm on to Plan B.
Plan B is to use a road frame and to put a chain tensioning arm on it (bolts on where the derailleur goes) to allow for the different dropout shape.
I've seen the type of thing I could use - https://www.jensonusa.com/store/produ...ingleator.aspx
I will also be looking at using a standard roadbike wheelset and a spacer kit to convert the 8/9/10 speed cassette area to a single speed.
Does anyone have experience with a conversion like this? Will it work fine?
It might not impress the Fixie purists, but my goal is a single speed bike to use to ride to work, thus saving my Ultegra equipped road bike for training on the weekends.
10-02-08, 06:08 AM
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Hi All,
I'm struggling to find a secondhand track/singlespeed suitable frame in my part of the world (Hong Kong), so now I'm on to Plan B.
Plan B is to use a road frame and to put a chain tensioning arm on it (bolts on where the derailleur goes) to allow for the different dropout shape.
I've seen the type of thing I could use - https://www.jensonusa.com/store/produ...ingleator.aspx
I will also be looking at using a standard roadbike wheelset and a spacer kit to convert the 8/9/10 speed cassette area to a single speed.
Does anyone have experience with a conversion like this? Will it work fine?
It might not impress the Fixie purists, but my goal is a single speed bike to use to ride to work, thus saving my Ultegra equipped road bike for training on the weekends.
I'm struggling to find a secondhand track/singlespeed suitable frame in my part of the world (Hong Kong), so now I'm on to Plan B.
Plan B is to use a road frame and to put a chain tensioning arm on it (bolts on where the derailleur goes) to allow for the different dropout shape.
I've seen the type of thing I could use - https://www.jensonusa.com/store/produ...ingleator.aspx
I will also be looking at using a standard roadbike wheelset and a spacer kit to convert the 8/9/10 speed cassette area to a single speed.
Does anyone have experience with a conversion like this? Will it work fine?
It might not impress the Fixie purists, but my goal is a single speed bike to use to ride to work, thus saving my Ultegra equipped road bike for training on the weekends.
10-02-08, 06:27 AM
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there are some (not that many) fg tensioners that will also work on road frames, but it's not the prettiest. still functional though
10-02-08, 08:39 AM
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Thanks guys.
Just got a lead on an old Raleigh that I can have for free. It is "a classic" so I'm guessing late 80s or early 90s! Just waiting to see it...
The project begins!
Just got a lead on an old Raleigh that I can have for free. It is "a classic" so I'm guessing late 80s or early 90s! Just waiting to see it...
The project begins!
10-02-08, 09:24 AM
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Good luck!
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Again, normal tensioners should NOT be used for fixed applications.
10-02-08, 09:37 AM
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I think he means the tensioners that go in the fork ends on a track bike to pull the wheel tight, which is not the same kind of tensioner that the OP is talking about.
