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Chain tension, how do you tighten your back wheel up?

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Gary72:

--- Quote from: HEYWOOD BMX on June 07, 2008, 10:10 AM --- :) Not sure,Simple wheel slammers maybe the answer.Basically a machined washer that fits into the dropout that keeps the rear wheel from moving forward.
http://www.customriders.com/prodlist.asp?a=cat&cat=3&parent=1001&sid=3&sort=3

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Trev sells those aswell as bar ends.
My method wont work with all frames only the ones where the chainstays are like a wishbone. My wheel always moves when I tighten it, I try to take this into consideration when checking the chain, and you always get a tight spot in the drive chain.

thesku11s:

--- Quote from: Gary72 on June 07, 2008, 11:30 AM ---
--- Quote from: HEYWOOD BMX on June 07, 2008, 10:10 AM --- :) Not sure,Simple wheel slammers maybe the answer.Basically a machined washer that fits into the dropout that keeps the rear wheel from moving forward.
http://www.customriders.com/prodlist.asp?a=cat&cat=3&parent=1001&sid=3&sort=3

--- End quote ---
Trev sells those aswell as bar ends.
My method wont work with all frames only the ones where the chainstays are like a wishbone. My wheel always moves when I tighten it, I try to take this into consideration when checking the chain, and you always get a tight spot in the drive chain.

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if you half tighten the drive side, then non-drive side, then tighten up drive side fully.

Usually stops wheel movement.

meticulous:
ookin hell! what have you all been doing for the last 30 years, thereis a simple technique to do this,now listen!
pull the back wheel with bike upside down until there is a little tension on the chain , not too much, now this is the ccol bit, tighten the non drive side up fully with the wheel off centre, so the tyre is almost touching the frame on the non drive side, with your hand pull the wheel striaght and naturaly the chain will become under tension and TA DA! tighten wheel nut and you have a very tight chain. hope you understand my bob explanation. :daumenhoch:

jT Racing:
pull and tighten, little bit each side untill tight.

othomas2:
Aren't you meant to have a bit of give in the chain even if using the tensioners ?

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