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06-15-15, 11:03 AM
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06-15-15, 11:04 AM
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06-15-15, 12:02 PM
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06-15-15, 11:56 PM
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06-16-15, 06:55 AM
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06-16-15, 07:03 AM
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06-16-15, 07:08 AM
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06-16-15, 07:12 AM
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06-16-15, 08:29 AM
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Agreed.
Hot!
Hot!
06-16-15, 08:36 AM
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That kind of riding is crazy! I don't have the attention span to be on the bike for that long, I get bored after a few hours.
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06-16-15, 11:01 AM
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As in for a singlespeed conversion? I use a Surly Singleator and it does the job well. A little finicky to adjust and you have to bolt it down scary tight for it not to back out when hammering, but it's solid once you've got it dialed.
06-16-15, 11:32 AM
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I guess i should have been more clear what i was looking for 
-- I have a bianchi pista that has horizontal dropouts but i keep ever so slightly yanking the wheel out of alignment when jamming hard -- I'm lookin for the mks style of chain tensioner 
-- I have a bianchi pista that has horizontal dropouts but i keep ever so slightly yanking the wheel out of alignment when jamming hard -- I'm lookin for the mks style of chain tensioner
06-16-15, 11:34 AM
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You gotta be real careful to not overtighten those things. It will destroy SOMETHING in yer driveline, like the bb or wheel bearings. Also, they are a pain in the ass when it's time to change a flat.
06-16-15, 11:38 AM
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Hmm.. You do have a point there about the flats though. Havent gotten one in almost a year (knock on wood) and always carry tool kit with me..
I should probably just shutup and ride
I should probably just shutup and ride
06-16-15, 11:43 AM
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06-16-15, 11:49 AM
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They achieve the opposite. It's the opposite of "Set-it-and-forget-it"
EVERYTHING about them was a PAIN in the azz. The nylon nut meant slow going, so I replaced them with regulars nuts (2 each) for jam nuts. Well, obviosly that adds a step and a second wrench is needed. Pushing the wheel forward for removal of chain requires total "undoing" of the adjustment. Using them to adjust slack was finicky at best.
I hated them.
I went back to doing things "the hard way" and was totally stoked.
06-16-15, 12:42 PM
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Nice pic
That ship wreck is up in Tomales Bay -- There are some great roads up there, been meaning to get up there on my bike!
That ship wreck is up in Tomales Bay -- There are some great roads up there, been meaning to get up there on my bike!
06-16-15, 12:43 PM
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Hmm.. Another good point. Well **** it, just gonna do nothing. Thanks Squid
I bought simple chain tensioners to "simplify" the adjustment process when reinstalling a wheel.
They achieve the opposite. It's the opposite of "Set-it-and-forget-it"
EVERYTHING about them was a PAIN in the azz. The nylon nut meant slow going, so I replaced them with regulars nuts (2 each) for jam nuts. Well, obviosly that adds a step and a second wrench is needed. Pushing the wheel forward for removal of chain requires total "undoing" of the adjustment. Using them to adjust slack was finicky at best.
I hated them.
I went back to doing things "the hard way" and was totally stoked.
They achieve the opposite. It's the opposite of "Set-it-and-forget-it"
EVERYTHING about them was a PAIN in the azz. The nylon nut meant slow going, so I replaced them with regulars nuts (2 each) for jam nuts. Well, obviosly that adds a step and a second wrench is needed. Pushing the wheel forward for removal of chain requires total "undoing" of the adjustment. Using them to adjust slack was finicky at best.
I hated them.
I went back to doing things "the hard way" and was totally stoked.
06-16-15, 12:47 PM
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Yeah it's weird. It's just sitting behind a convenient store right in Inverness, on PCH. If you look close you can see it says "Pt. Reyes" on it.
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