Last time I switched from 18 to 16 tooth cog I had to remove two links from my chain.

^^^Seriously two whole links?^^^
Wow, then OP you might just need to remove a couple links, bonus.

Eccentric indeed I stand corrected. With an SS the tension is not as critical an issue as with a FG obviously and thus my last choice when messing around with tension is messin' with the BB. You're speaking of a dropout hanger mounted tensioner on the road style frame? I have one on my SS MTB, but just don't like 'em on the road SS. As it I want to get rid of the tensioner on the MTB, BUT.... it's gotta stay for the time being.

I meant scene as in the explosion of the SS/FG we've seen over the last bunch of years, and your scene ... is, specific to your area. I too burn through many more brake pads than tires.

ive got an eccentric hub on my fixed gear and its actually really simple to set (and there is no way to install the wheel crooked)

yeah i was referring to a derailer hanger mounted tensioner. i'm assuming his bike has a hanger (vertical dropout) i agree they are not the best looking but there is something to be said with the reliability and simplicity of it. just put the wheel in and go!

i do agree that tension is not as critical on a single speed though so a half link may be "close enough"

i think i'm going to mess around with chain length, i do have a tensioner but i don't really want to use it unless i really need to. i didn't think it would be two lengths but ill try that first

You have NEW chain pins yes?

im going to let my local bike shop do it, so they should have them

ahh, gotcha. anyone thats old enough to drink (myself included) is in DC when not at work. so there's not much of a scene of anything around here. except for the girl-pant wearing 14 yr old skaters that hang out at the mcdonalds. even though i now know how people felt when i was one of the 14yr old bmxers at taco bell before hitting the trails...

why didnt this become a cat thread? I swear people are idiots on here. myself included.

cat thread!

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OP, we realise that you are a newb, but seriously, why did you think that skid spots would matter for SS?

I guess maybe you didn't realise that the concern with skid spots was the fact that with fixed gear, if you are locking your legs to skid then the crank arms will be in the same position and because there is no free wheel, a limited number of positions for the wheel to be in.

But then traffic jammer came in and started arguing about the ability to skid on a SS bike, which was entirely irrelevant to the thread.

The stupidity level in this thread rose up and up until it crescendo-ed into a cacophony of cat photos.

So well done gentlemen. Do you feel proud of yourselves????

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*snikker* Mission Accomplished AND the OP knows what do do instead of being made to feel stupid AND knows he knows he can skid his bike. Good times all around.

Thread nuked.

Just time your pulling of the rear brake lever so its between the worn spots.

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