Big_oll Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Hi, to anyone that owns a revell or any bike with horizontal drop outs.Right, revell's having horizontal drop outs thought i could run single speed with out any kind of tensioner. I'm only using one cog on the rear. Now, i take one link out and the chain is too short, put one in and it's too long!One person suggested a shadow conspiracy, half-link chain, then another person said they are crap and stretch really easily.Another person suggested using a normal chain just with a half link in it. Is this the best way to do it? Or is it better to just use a normal chain using a tensioner??Please help!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipsy Jock Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 I'd just whack a normal tensioner on, then if the chain stretchs (which it more than likely will) you can go back to singlespeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 (edited) Sorry if I'm not quite getting this but I'm sure that the general idea of horizontal dropouts (other than tweakable chainstay length) was to enable you to run singlespeed without a chain tensioner.Are you sure that the link is making it too small/too big?Sorry if that sounded like I don't believe you, just find it quite surprising Anyway, back to helping...I'm currently running a tensioner (vertical dropouts so no choice really) but also whacked a half-link into my KMC Kool chain and I haven't had a single problem with it.I also have a fair few BMXer friends who run half-link chains, and only one of them has had a problem with it. This was, however, a bit of a one-off by he seems of it, as he phoned the place he bought it and they replaced it. Since then he's had no problems.All in all I'd say try putting a half-link into the chain, and if that doesnt work, you may have to go for a tensioner I guessedit; cheers jersey! Edited April 20, 2008 by Monkey Boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsy Ben Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Sorry if I'm not quite getting this but I'm sure that the general idea of horizontal dropouts (other than tweakable chainstay length) was to enable you to run singlespeed without a chain.Are you sure that the link is making it too small/too big?Do you think you need to edit ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the judge Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Try a half-link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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