Hello all,

I am fairly new to the biking world, and I've learned so much from this forum already. So a big thanks to all reading!

I'm in the process of rebuilding an old 1998 Bianchi Lynx mountain bike that had broken shifters, so, for now, I changed it to work as a single-speed with a freewheel (using for basic commuting around the city). The only thing is, the frame has vertical dropouts, and I hate using this damn chain tensioner. I have been reading about adding a half-link to my standard 1/8'' KMC chain to get the proper chain tension.

Has anyone done this before, or have any input? I'm about to order a single half-link for like $3 on eBay.

Thank you everyone!