Fixed gear chain tension

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  • August 27, 2019 at 2:36 pm #1100273
    josh
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    @Steve O 192779 wrote:

    I’m thinking mine might be a bit on the loose side. I was coming down the hill after crossing the Roosevelt Bridge into VA and using backpressure to slow. My chain popped right off. At first I thought I had broken it, except I think that’s almost impossible.

    It looks pretty good, though.

    [ATTACH=CONFIG]20339[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]20340[/ATTACH]

    You gotta have the track slack! But yeah I’ve crashed going over a bump and my chain popped off when I had a little too much slack.

    October 10, 2019 at 6:39 pm #1100854
    SpaceJockey
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    I am currently using an eccentric bottom bracket and it stays nice and tight. I do not recommend if you do a lot of mashing up hills because the added tightness and force will quickly result in a snapped chain, but this is excellent for the flats. Just keep your chain oiled to account for the higher forces on the rollers.

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