SQuiT-man Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Hi, I've just broken one of my chain tensioners, the type with the nut and bolt that you get with the t-pro. Ive noticed a lot of people use "snail cams"- are they any good? Also, how do they work? Ive read a couple of descriptions but to be honest I still dont have a clue how they work of where they go.. I ride a monty 221 '04, there are two lil holes drilled in the frame, one on each side, next to the rear dropout- does this mean I can use them? Also, finally, what ones would people reccomend I use bearing in mind I have no idea what I'm looking for. Cheers, Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todge Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Snail Cams work by pushing against a bolt that is located on the frame inside the dropout. The cam shape means the wheel can go back and forth until the chain is tight, then you tighten your wheel. Few different types, ones with grooves, ones without and Monty ones with didgy nut on the end :shifty: Grooves mean positive location and potentially perfect wheel alignment, smooth ones are just smooth. Im gonna be making "how do snail cams work" picture sometime soon to upload onto my site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_Tupman Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 snail cams are far better than tensioners end of :shifty: but i'm not sure if all frames are compatible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Drewery Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 snail cams are far better than tensioners end of :lol: but i'm not sure if all frames are compatible ← Exactly what i would have said, a couple of my mates use/have used them with no problems at all, which cant be said for the amount of problems they have had with normal chain tensioners, which are a faff to set up and bend at the first sight of stress. :shifty: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalopS Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 chain tugs are alrite if you buy some good ones the ones that come on onzas bend so easy though :shifty: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 (edited) I havnt bent my chain tugs YET, but i might cut the end threads off with a hacksaw, so i dont catch them, cause recently iv been front 90degrees role in gaps to chain stays :shifty: :lol: :lol: :lol: And been catching the tugs Edited August 15, 2005 by terror-error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQuiT-man Posted August 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Cool, cheers guys. So which are the ones people would reccomend? Montys? Any cheap but good ones out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 I just prefer chain tugs, pretty much. They're FAR more readily available, they work well, and there's no problem with them, so long as you trim off any excess. The majority of problems with chain tugs seems to just be when people don't use them properly, or don't cut off the excess. If you sidehop up or whatever and chink the end of the tug, it'll bend easily. It's only a small bit of thread, so it can't really take it like a man. Regardless, you can just mark off on the threads about one thread away from the nut, remove the nut (the heat from cutting seems to make the nyloc bolts cry :sleeping:), cut, replace nut. Job done. Every BMXer in the world and me can't be wrong (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalopS Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 pm me your address ive got set you can have :sleeping: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamHolmes Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Cool, cheers guys. So which are the ones people would reccomend? Montys? Any cheap but good ones out there? ← Todge has a fair amount of snail cams just made :sleeping: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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