TheMunn Posted November 27, 2006 Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 Evening all, i'm in a little bind and want some help I'll be getting myself another stock but sidehopping to the right and falling off lots means i'll be going through many many mech hangers, which I don't really want to do, so wondered what kind of tensioner has done you proud to prevent this ? Or has anyone used a normal mech or something with a hanger banger ? Mucho thanks to anything that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted November 27, 2006 Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 I've seen a few people make themselves steel hangers, seem a bit more solid than the normal Alu' ones..Also Onza Mech Saver things? - http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?id=311I think they stop the mech from bending when you bash it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted November 27, 2006 Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 The mech savers do a decent job, yes, however I'd recommend a tensioner that supports the hanger itself - something like the Gusset Bachelor is a handy piece of kit: http://tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?id=309As you can see, it bolts over the hanger and the axle, meaning to break a hanger you've gotta break the tensioner too - something I've never heard of before!CheersAdam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMunn Posted November 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 The mech savers do a decent job, yes, however I'd recommend a tensioner that supports the hanger itself - something like the Gusset Bachelor is a handy piece of kit: http://tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?id=309As you can see, it bolts over the hanger and the axle, meaning to break a hanger you've gotta break the tensioner too - something I've never heard of before!CheersAdamDoesn't seem very thick though, looks like I might bend it, I ride alot but most of the time i'm found falling off so need something substantial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_Porter Posted November 27, 2006 Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 looks like a fresh tensioner, just less metal... and from my experiences isnt any good... a few of the fresh ones broke cause people land on them when sidehopping. thats why todge changed the design, i got a thicker fresh one and its mint taken a right beating and its still going strong.unless your running a king get a normal mech, lock it out and run a hanger banger with it, you can mod them if your going to run a pro 2 and they work just aswell. my hanger banger took such a beating only took it off cause i went back to a king and you cant mod them to fit the funbolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 As you can see, it bolts over the hanger and the axle, meaning to break a hanger you've gotta break the tensioner too - something I've never heard of before!CheersAdamI had a rennen, which is very similar! It was very strong, but a couple of time I manged to snap my hanger (where the red line is) not sure how, but it happenend a couple of times.[attachmentid=8401] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 looks like a fresh tensioner, just less metal... and from my experiences isnt any good... a few of the fresh ones broke cause people land on them when sidehopping. thats why todge changed the design, i got a thicker fresh one and its mint taken a right beating and its still going strong.unless your running a king get a normal mech, lock it out and run a hanger banger with it, you can mod them if your going to run a pro 2 and they work just aswell. my hanger banger took such a beating only took it off cause i went back to a king and you cant mod them to fit the funbolts.so can you use a gusset bachelor with a hanger banger with just a normal squer??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 You can use it with both, U use the lil bit that comes with it and screw that onto the QR. They are pretty good though! I've had mine a while and only one very little problem, and it slackens off tension, but I think thats cause my chain is too long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26inch Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 if you have a king with fun bolts, a pro2 or similar you can just make your own tensioner and forget about mech hangers completly like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Balls Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 woo very cool....i'm gonna have to try that...i've got half a mech that i've cut alot to try and make less to bend...wedged a v-brake spring in the give it more kick...and put a rectangle of steel over the mech hanger (with holes in for bolts) to stop the hangar bending...taken a reet beating...most people would agree if they've seen me sidehop anyone know what tisza does? he seems to twat his mech proper like sometimes!adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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