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Chain..Sometimes tight..sometimes loose?

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Old 01-31-06 | 09:40 PM
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Chain..Sometimes tight..sometimes loose?
What makes chain tension have tight and loose spots?
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Old 01-31-06 | 09:41 PM
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non-concentric chainrings or cogs
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Old 01-31-06 | 09:42 PM
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Old 01-31-06 | 09:43 PM
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Yeah, and cheaper old chainrings.
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Old 01-31-06 | 09:43 PM
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Old 01-31-06 | 09:48 PM
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Nothing is perfectly round first off. Second, the way the chainring is bolted on is never perfect, so it will always be slightly off.
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Old 01-31-06 | 09:55 PM
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Crap.. I was hoping it wasnt the pants.
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Old 01-31-06 | 09:56 PM
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OK then knowing that, should i run the chain set at the tight spot or the loose spot?
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Old 01-31-06 | 09:58 PM
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a little bit looser than tight
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Old 01-31-06 | 09:59 PM
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https://sheldonbrown.com/fixed.html#tension
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Old 01-31-06 | 09:59 PM
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bent chainring, bent crank spider or crank arm
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Old 01-31-06 | 10:00 PM
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Makes sense.....
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Old 01-31-06 | 10:02 PM
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adjust it at the tightest spot. rotate it all around, find the tightest spot, adjust it there.
whatever, look at the sheldon thing. hes a GODDAM genius.
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sounds like a bent chainring. Spin it fast while upside down or on a sand and look at the chainring for a wobble.
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Once you go slack, you'll never go back.

or...

If it's loose, it'll hasten your caboose.
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Old 01-31-06 | 10:20 PM
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Your right...Sheldon's site helped, its scarry, but it helped.
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