Thingees for the rear dropout
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Thingees for the rear dropout
Sorry for using such technical language and maybe this is the epitomy of laziness but...I had to change a flat on my rear tire and replacing the wheel at the right tension and putting it in evenly was a bit of a pain; not overly difficult but still a pain. (At first I thought my wheel needed truing until I saw that it was in a bit crooked.) It occurs to me that someone must sell something that attaches to the horizontal dropouts that act as "stops" so replacing the wheel requires that you just set it against the "stops" for instant eveness and proper tension.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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It is called a chain tensioner, and they cost between $10-50.
They actually go over the axel and hook over the back of the dropouts and when u tighten the tensioner, it pulls the wheel backwards, tightening the chain.
They make it easy to fine tune chain tension and get the wheel aligned.
They actually go over the axel and hook over the back of the dropouts and when u tighten the tensioner, it pulls the wheel backwards, tightening the chain.
They make it easy to fine tune chain tension and get the wheel aligned.
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It is called a chain tensioner, and they cost between $10-50.
They actually go over the axel and hook over the back of the dropouts and when u tighten the tensioner, it pulls the wheel backwards, tightening the chain.
They make it easy to fine tune chain tension and get the wheel aligned.
They actually go over the axel and hook over the back of the dropouts and when u tighten the tensioner, it pulls the wheel backwards, tightening the chain.
They make it easy to fine tune chain tension and get the wheel aligned.





