Originally Posted by pdxtex

so whats a folky way of checking chain tension? like the equivalent of plucking spokes? im not yanking on the wheel extremely tight when its in the drop outs. im just aligning it and then pulling tight enough for there to be no sag in the top of the chain line. if i bounce the wheel the chain dips down and then back into place. thats good enough right? i see some dude rolling around town with a really droopy chains, but they usually look like scruffy hipsters on beat up peugeot conversions...