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Title: Mid school chain tensioners?
Post by: MartyC on September 01, 2007, 08:52 PM
From a race bike perspective what chain tensioners were around c.1996?

cheers

Marty
Title: Re: Mid school chain tensioners?
Post by: harris on September 01, 2007, 08:53 PM
profile
Title: Re: Mid school chain tensioners?
Post by: MartyC on September 01, 2007, 09:01 PM
profile

I've only seen Profiles like these, are they the ones?

(http://www.alansbmx.com/images/profile_ct.jpg)
Title: Re: Mid school chain tensioners?
Post by: harris on September 01, 2007, 09:03 PM
i had som but not as fancy as that
vg also did them
Title: Re: Mid school chain tensioners?
Post by: Lazarou on September 01, 2007, 09:05 PM
Crupi
Profile
JP
DK
VG
Atomlab
TNT
Title: Re: Mid school chain tensioners?
Post by: Dingobmxer on September 01, 2007, 09:05 PM
TNT

 :) DINGO :)
Title: Re: Mid school chain tensioners?
Post by: TwoBobRob on September 01, 2007, 09:12 PM
Come on lads,  keep it real......

  Static  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Mid school chain tensioners?
Post by: MartyC on September 01, 2007, 09:13 PM
Crupi
Profile
JP
DK
VG
Atomlab
TNT


TNT

 :) DINGO :)

Cheers guys, you know the next question.... where can I get some?  :LolLolLolLol:

Static?  What do they look like Rob?

I like the sound of the TNT ones, does Mark Masters still do these from on ebay?
Title: Re: Mid school chain tensioners?
Post by: Lazarou on September 01, 2007, 09:14 PM
You could try Billy's for the TNTs.
Title: Re: Mid school chain tensioners?
Post by: harris on September 01, 2007, 09:14 PM
home made ...nut, bolt n washer   keep it real marty   :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mid school chain tensioners?
Post by: MartyC on September 01, 2007, 09:18 PM
home made ...nut, bolt n washer   keep it real marty   :daumenhoch:

FFS Dan, I want something fancy and you give me reality  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Mid school chain tensioners?
Post by: TwoBobRob on September 01, 2007, 09:19 PM
Static was/is Mason Smiths (custom riders) little engineering shop.  Run by a mate of his I think, they used to produce all sorts of little nuggets.  The chain tensioner was a good sized ally machined washer with a block to slide into the dropout, a peice of M6 stud, a nice ally retainer and a 10mm nyloc nut to finish it off.

I think from memory, he also produced one with a 14mm block, but a 10mm hole, thus becoming both tensioner and axle converter all in one   :)

I might even have my old ones lying around somewhere.  want me to have a look tomorrow?
Title: Re: Mid school chain tensioners?
Post by: MartyC on September 01, 2007, 09:20 PM
Static was/is Mason Smiths (custom riders) little engineering shop.  Run by a mate of his I think, they used to produce all sorts of little nuggets.  The chain tensioner was a good sized ally machined washer with a block to slide into the dropout, a peice of M6 stud, a nice ally retainer and a 10mm nyloc nut to finish it off.

I think from memory, he also produced one with a 14mm block, but a 10mm hole, thus becoming both tensioner and axle converter all in one   :)

I might even have my old ones lying around somewhere.  want me to have a look tomorrow?

Rob, that sounds good  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mid school chain tensioners?
Post by: TwoBobRob on September 01, 2007, 09:22 PM
Might look a bit battered these days........  i'll have a root around int morning  :)
Title: Re: Mid school chain tensioners?
Post by: Dingobmxer on September 01, 2007, 09:29 PM
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/aalloyquad005.jpg)

TNT ones

 :) DINGO :)
Title: Re: Mid school chain tensioners?
Post by: SaMAlex on September 01, 2007, 09:45 PM
Dingo

If you want, I could have a look around at work and see if I can get you some longer bolts to use.
It looks like its only the lower left one that is anywhere near long enough! :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Mid school chain tensioners?
Post by: MartyC on September 01, 2007, 09:47 PM
Dingo

If you want, I could have a look around at work and see if I can get you some longer bolts to use.
It looks like its only the lower left one that is anywhere near long enough! :LolLolLolLol:

Lots of  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Mid school chain tensioners?
Post by: Dingobmxer on September 01, 2007, 10:16 PM
twatS

 :) DINGO :)
Title: Re: Mid school chain tensioners?
Post by: SaMAlex on September 01, 2007, 10:17 PM
Oh, Maybe they are like those bars that drag cars have out the back to stop them flipping over. Dingo has such a snap out of the gate he needs wheelie bars!
Title: Re: Mid school chain tensioners?
Post by: Dingobmxer on September 01, 2007, 10:19 PM
Oh, Maybe they are like those bars that drag cars have out the back to stop them flipping over. Dingo has such a snap out of the gate he needs wheelie bars!

better  :LolLolLolLol:

 :) DINGO :)
Title: Re: Mid school chain tensioners?
Post by: workshyfop on September 02, 2007, 02:06 PM
is this really why you have one extremely long bolt??? to act as a wheelie bar?????
methinks you may be teasing........i'd love to know the real reason (unless it is as simple as i think, and you've lost a grub screw)
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