Krisboats Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 I've decided that seeing as i don't use my gears anymore i would try out single speed for a while. I bought a new surly 18tooth rear cog and a fresh products tensioner, but the chain length is too long for the tensioner to tension either up or down. Now i know what you're thinking, take a link out, but i have. And it was too short to even fit round both my chainring and the rear sprocket without beeing way too tight, it was so tight i thought it would damage my freehub.I know that putting a half link in is going to still be pointless because it will be too slack for the chain to stay on properly. Plus i would like a big fat half link chain if i was going to go with that option like one of the new bmx chains that are around £23.Now what i would like to know is if there is anything i might be stupidly overlooking or if there are any simple solutions that won't cost a load more money. My chain is a sram pc58 (around 3-4 months old) and my frame is a base TA26, with a truvativ 22 tooth chainring. Will replacing the chain with a kmc kool chain help the situation at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Probably replacing the chain for a kmc will Help yes, And id get a new front ring whilest your at it...The srams wear fast and stretch increadibly lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Geary Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Kris get a Kool get rid of that shity scram chain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendee Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 or get a decent chain tensioner one with a spring maybe, really cant see why people buy these fresh product ones, there gash. the rohloff tensioners seem great.and how can chainging the chain help the links are still the same lenth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Exactly. Although the SRAM might have stretched. I can't believe that the fresh products tensioner doesn't have enough movement to take in the slack though, that's really shoddy. Either that or you're doing it wrong Can you stick the jockey wheel axle thing though any of the other holes, or are they the wrong size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Geary Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 (edited) Kris you could like bodge it, drill it then file it so there is more adjustment, Make life easier just make a good job as i know how you like your bike to be perfect . Edited January 27, 2006 by Gears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomN Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 A new chain should sort out the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted January 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Right, buying a kmc chain didn't help in the slightest. I haven't tried putting the jockey wheel axle into a different hole but i guess it won't hurt to try it.And i bought a fresh products tensioner after seeing so many sprung tensioners just break or be practically useless. Plus its a lot simpler than anything with springs and moving parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 okay its sorted now, i splashed out on a shadow conspiracy half link chain and only used one of the links in my kmc kool k710 chain, it's done the job completely and if anything the half link looks stronger than any of the kmc links. I'm well chuffed now the fresh products tensioner is on and sorted and feels much more solid than a sprung tensioner, the chain line feels immensely rigid when i'm gapping and hopping about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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