Originally Posted by
Bandera
Revracer.
Good on you, glad you are enjoying it.
Before venturing out again remove your derail, shorten the chain (or install a fresh one) & re-install the wheel.
Please read Sheldon Brown on the conversion process & heed his warning:
"You CanNOT use any sort of pulley type chain tensioner on a fixed gear bike!"
http://sheldonbrown.com/fixed-conversion.html
-Bandera
Me thinks he probably rotated it out of the way. Good point, though.