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Old 12-11-09, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by spcialzdspksman
That chain is waaaay too loose!
Watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0V1opTpxuc =easiest way to tighten chain
Maybe you didn't tighten your bolts enough before you went out to ride that time.
Also see: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/fixed.html#tension
Yes I now know it was too loose lol. It fell off. Thanks for the vid, I've seen it, I do know how to tension my chain. Just didn't have it tight enough this time. I think I tried erring on the loose side because I've read a lot of people around here say there should be a slight visible droop,and I've seen people downplay the possibility of the chain coming off (or maybe I was just lazy last time ("good enough!"), or maybe it slipped a little). I linked the same link to Sheldon Brown in the OP, I'd used that method before but I'm gonna be tensioning tighter consistently again from now on, obviously. Thanks for the advice though everyone lol.
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