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Old 01-13-08 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by cmh
I am confused - I thought a chain tensioner was just a derailleur pulley type thing for use on singlespeeds - I'm riding fixed (I don't think I mentioned this), on a track frame with horizontal dropouts. Are you talking about something else - a tool or something to set the tension?

Thanks for the help.
They work if you do in fact have a track frame with track ends (not horizontal drop outs). A tug-nut (chain tensioner) sits on your track ends and pulls the axle back.

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