Originally Posted by danielmolloy
Unfortunately, a chain tensioner would not work on a fixed gear bike. Backpedaling would rip it off.
But would that still apply with a non-standard (specifically, no teeth) tensioner such as the one pictured above?
I think someone should experiment with this design on a fixed gear - a fixed, toothless tensioner. I can't see why backpedaling would rip that tensioner off.