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Old 05-05-06 | 02:18 PM
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Bikes: Surly Cross-Check, '85 Giant road bike (unrecogizable fixed-gear conversion

Originally Posted by Landgolier
Yup, but most of us set our chain tension by tightening alternating sides and "walking" the wheel back. You can't do that with a QR. Not saying it's impossible to set chain tension with a QR, just that you can't use the easiest method.
You mean that chains need tension? I just thought they had to not be too floppy as to fall off. Seriously, whenever I go out of my way to make the chain "tight" it seems too tight. I just take up any visible slack and tighten the bolts. I had no problem accomplsihing that task when I was using a QR.
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