bike set up on sexiest photo
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dayone at 04.29.10 - 2:13 pm
what is that set up.... it appears to havea rear derailleur, does it have gears? just wondering...
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chain tensioner, should've just used half links tho imo
66604.29.10 - 2:14 pm
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Half links can get ridiculous, and don't help much with the "magic ratio" problem you get on vertical dropouts. Plus, a chain tensioner allows a little more room to play around with the gear ratio without mucking about with the chain.
I've never played on a halflink, but I also get the feeling that they won't stand too much abuse. That's just my gut instinct though.
danya responding to a
comment by 666
04.29.10 - 4:31 pm
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oh no, they cant take any abuse. thats why they put half link chains on bmx bikes.
larsenf responding to a
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04.29.10 - 11:02 pm
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p.s. half links are for wheel position, not chain tension k thx bai.
shotgunBOOMBOOM04.29.10 - 11:20 pm
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it's called a single-ator, for tensioning the chain on singlespeed conversions with non-horizontal dropouts. won't do fixed gear, though.
tfunk40804.29.10 - 11:34 pm
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haha yeah I didn't consider the possibility of sarcasm until after I posted that. my brain is fried right now. it's that time of the year.
shotgunBOOMBOOM responding to a
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04.30.10 - 12:10 am
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Looks like one of those S/S MTBs that used to get ripped on back in '99-'00 editions of MTB Magazine.
Ah, browsing through catalogs for expensive shit I couldn't afford back in grade school.
bentstrider responding to a
comment by Joe Borfo
04.30.10 - 3:54 am
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Actually, it's a chain tensioner - made for doing exactly what it does. Half links not qualified for this line of work, sorry Vinh. What you are looking at is a sexy-ass single speed polo pony.
kryxtanicole04.30.10 - 4:33 pm
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I'm curious if you can use the limit screws on a derailer to match the bike's chainline, without going and putting in longer screws.
Gav04.30.10 - 10:57 pm
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if you're asking can you do that on a singleator (or similar) device, no. proper chainline is achieved usually by using cassette spacers on the rear freehub.
if you were asking whether one can use a rear derailleur as a tensioner by adjusting the limit screws, yes, i did exactly that on a mtb ss conversion few years ago. can't say it would work on all derailleurs, i used a shimano deore xt m737 RD
tfunk408 responding to a
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04.30.10 - 11:01 pm
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yeah, i was asking about using a derailer as just a tensioner.
Gav responding to a
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04.30.10 - 11:28 pm
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i forgot to mention, you still need to clamp a piece of cable from the barrel adjuster in the RD to keep it still.
tfunk408 responding to a
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04.30.10 - 11:33 pm
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That's exactly the setup David (Pistolero) runs on his KHS, so I'd say it works fine. Just a hunch.
danya responding to a
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05.1.10 - 12:18 am
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Ridazz Roulette!
You go, Krista! 
riiiight, because BMX bikes are just made to look at.
