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newbie chain tensioner conversion question

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Old 02-19-08 | 07:03 PM
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newbie chain tensioner conversion question

Hey i have a road fixed gear conversion non-horizontal drop-outs
i was wondering if its possible to put a chain tensioner on it
and if so how?
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Old 02-19-08 | 07:06 PM
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if it's actually a fixed gear, no. At least not for long.

if it's a single speed, yes.
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Old 02-20-08 | 12:13 AM
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First, the idea behind a chain tensioner is to keep a wheel from moving horizontally. With vertical dropouts, like yours, a wheel cannot move horizontally and so a chain tensioner is not necessary.

If your asking about using a hanger that takes up the excess tension in a chain on a singlespeed, then Straws is correct, you can only use that on a singlespeed. If you put it on fixed gear bike the hanger would break almost immediately.
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Old 02-20-08 | 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Sizzle-Chest
If you put it on fixed gear bike the hanger would break almost immediately.
not quite.. it would fail when you put back pressure on
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