Originally Posted by
carleton
I dig chain tensioners. They are great for setting and maintaining tension. Especially when used in pairs.
I rode phil wood hubs for a while and I could never get enough torque down on the allen bolts to hold the wheel. Tensioners helped a whole lot.
Tensioners are not a fail safe for bolt/dropout holding problems. Phil makes a bmx type washer for their 6mm bolts that are specifically desinged for this problem. Stop giving out bad advice.
Chain tensioners are nothing but an annoyance and hinderance to removing a rear wheel. Instead of two nuts/bolts to remove wheel you now have four. And in some cases 6. Their only use is for people who have bad setups that require an incredibly narrow range of axle positions due to huge variations in chain tension.