Originally Posted by
atlantic90
. . . One of the problems I notices with the chain tension was that angle between the large chainring on the front - to the large ring on the rear became magnified because of how far the rear derailleur cage was pulled forward. So I was hoping that a two-ring setup with the chainrings more centered up front might help the issue.
There's no way to say this gently: that gear combination is a bad idea and all the advice offered in response just makes it worse. You have a gear selection problem, not a chain tension problem. Your bike has multiple gears just so you can avoid big-big and small-small.