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Old 09-22-13 | 09:46 AM
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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.
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