Originally Posted by orange
thanks 165.
I skid. I have never found the chain too tight afterwards, or after any amount of riding. If anything, my chain gets slightly loose and I have to adjust to increase the tension. Again, since the "tensioner" is actually a "tension increase preventer"... and assuming your bolts are tight... what good is it? Are some of y'all finding your chain getting tighter if you don't use tensioners?!?
To me chain tensioners are "chain tension
decrease preventers" as well wheel aligners and preventers of wheel misalignement. All the other people I know that use them have the same perception.