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Old 04-05-05 | 07:55 AM
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Chain tensioners for road frames?

I know, I know. I tried the "search" for this question but couldnt find exactly what I was looking for. I know a while back, someone ask about chain tensioners for road frames, ie vert drop outs, and someone made them. I even saw the pic in the post.

Now, Im trying to find them. Or get any info on them.

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Old 04-05-05 | 08:54 AM
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The surley singulator works. I had one on my road bike for a while.
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Old 04-05-05 | 09:19 AM
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Well, Im thinking it was the type (and excuse me for not knowing the exact name of it) that just attachted to your drop outs and had a screw you tighten when you wanna tighten your chain.
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https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...=bottle+opener
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Old 04-05-05 | 09:47 AM
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Those won't work on a vert dropout. I thought he was talking abut a tensioner like This
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Old 04-05-05 | 12:37 PM
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Thanks bombusben... thats what I was looking for.
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those will work on a semi vert drop-out, i've seen pictures!
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Isn't a semi vert dropout kinda like being sorta pregnant? Do you mean semi horiz?

Just read your other thread. How's you're head, feeling better?
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Isn't a semi vert dropout kinda like being sorta pregnant? Do you mean semi horiz?

Just read your other thread. How's you're head, feeling better?
Isn't semi-vert kinda semi-horiz, by definition?
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