Putting back rear wheel (**********)
10-26-05 | 12:53 PM
#26
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Originally Posted by benny
My best adice is go spend some time at you LBS and ask questions. It is also good to ride with people who know some things or been riding longer then you - They can show you how things should and shouldn't work. A tight chain is a good chain. Get the chain as tight as you can. I stick my lock or water bottle between the rear wheel and the frame to push the wheel back against the chain - this creates a tension and makes sure there is no slack. Trackstands, skids, backward circles and all that stuff is much easier with a tight chain.
As far as using Tuggnuts goes, you only need one - on the drive side. The non drive side axle nut should just be barely loose so that it helps to center the wheel.
10-26-05 | 02:26 PM
#27
i hate haters
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From: San Francisco
Bikes: celo europa 80's track, colnago pista, samson keirin. bite me.
damn. rowr...
as to being too tight... what i meant by 'snug' is just tight enough so there's no slack. (i feel what benny is saying). when track standing, it's a smooth back and forth, no play between the two movements. if that's 'too' tight, then i guess i should just throw away my chain, hub, bb. I'm just saying that your stressining to hard on the issue. if it's binding, then it's too tight, and i loosen it up. we all ride, and i think we've become smart enough at some point, to know what works... and that's what seems to work for me!
just trying to share the love.
as to being too tight... what i meant by 'snug' is just tight enough so there's no slack. (i feel what benny is saying). when track standing, it's a smooth back and forth, no play between the two movements. if that's 'too' tight, then i guess i should just throw away my chain, hub, bb. I'm just saying that your stressining to hard on the issue. if it's binding, then it's too tight, and i loosen it up. we all ride, and i think we've become smart enough at some point, to know what works... and that's what seems to work for me!
just trying to share the love.
10-26-05 | 02:39 PM
#28
like, really sloppy
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From: calipornia
my style is to spin the chain off the front, tighten wheel.. spin back on.. i like my chain tight..and have never really gotten it to where i like with the chain on.. but as dubteka says.. to each their own
10-26-05 | 02:53 PM
#29
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From: The edge of b#
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Originally Posted by treechunk
the BEST way to tell if your chain is too tight is to turn your bike upside down (or put it in a stand if you have one), spin the cranks a bit, and watch them slow down. Your cranks should slow down VERY gradually and glide smoothly to a stop. If they stop suddenly, your chain is too tight. Sometimes it will even rock back and forth a little at the end, which is even better. This is true of all bearings in your bicycle. Your chain/bearings/etc should be as tight as possible and still allow this sort of test.
