dan_c4rsa
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today doing sprocket stalls and axle grinds on the bike i obliterated my chain tensioner.
So to fix tension problems i removed a link out of my chain making the rear wheel slammed and wheelbase as short as possible.
Only problem is is that when i tighten up my rear wheel it adds more tension (due to bolts spinning thus moving the wheel), even when i put it against a wall to tighten it tensions more.
The chain is just about before dangerous levels, i can still move it, allthough not totally freely about a cm up and down. Is it safe to ride a lot without it breaking?
Ps my chain is a shadow halflink, so stronger than average chains. 
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All Torque
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Get those tensioners that BMXs have in the rear dropouts
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dan_c4rsa
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thats what i obliterated 
edit - this one to be exact
[Edited on 20-04-2008 by dan_c4rsa]
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All Torque
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Oh I thought you meant those funny wheel things that hang down off the chainstays on trials bikes.
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dan_c4rsa
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nnnope. non of them.
Looks like i'll just have to pray my chain doesnt go bang when it gets stressed
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lex2005
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it should be ok my kmc kool is mega tight to stop the cranks spinning when i need them still i land on mine all the time if it breaks its new chain time really lol
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dan_c4rsa
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i'll get a pic up soon of tightness.
But the rear wheel is awesome, slammed against the dropouts 
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gavin18787
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as long as its got some up and down it should be fine. do the cranks still spin freely if pedaled backwards?
Drives supercharged Tec with torque 
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Bonney
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Wont this wear the bearings out quicker?
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lex2005
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can do i poe but i no plenty of local that ride like it
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dan_c4rsa
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
as long as its got some up and down it should be fine. do the cranks still spin freely if pedaled backwards?
will go one full turn then stop when spun backwards.
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dan_c4rsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Bonney66
Wont this wear the bearings out quicker?
my bearings are square anyway from landing 180's off ledges 5 foot high or so
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dan_c4rsa
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taken some pics. thought id take pics of the whole bike to show you too
Bike as a whole:
Tiiiiight chain
Pushing it up
Notice the half-link awesomeness.
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lex2005
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that should be fine mate might be worth carying ur chain tool tho incase sumat happends but mines waaaay tighter than that..
internal chain tugs ftw
looks like a nice rig to ride but get that brake off
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dan_c4rsa
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im suprised your chain hasnt exploded.
Yeh i always carry my tool. need it for getting the wheel off normally anyway cos of the chains tightness! lmao.
Yeh its chuckable. I like to ride cut down bars but lots of people find them too thin.
And no, linear brake all the way - love tapping stuff andim not doing it brakeless!
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MikeE
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when i rode bmx i had same sort of set up as you bars cut down like you'rs, kmc fat chain etc. i lost interest in bmxing tho still had some good times.
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dan_c4rsa
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeE
when i rode bmx i had same sort of set up as you bars cut down like you'rs, kmc fat chain etc. i lost interest in bmxing tho still had some good times.
short 20" top tube macneil heaton frame
8" rise bars cut down to about 23" across,
Shadow Conspiracy Half link chain
Odyssey cassette rear wheel (Alex Supra E double wall rim)
Front alex small flange hub (years old!) on another supra E rim
FBM 33t sprocket
Primo Powerbite Cranks with titanium spindle
DMR V12 open bearing pedals
Fly Bikes Bars (cant remember the riders name who designed them)
Primo 'The wall' tyres
Odyessey linear brake and cable
Goldfinger Brake lever
Demolition Team grips
Demolition Seat
Shadow Conspiracy Lightweight seatpost
F-it Bikes Stem
Cane creek headset
SnM pitchfork Forks
Been riding the same set up for 2 years now, resprayed the frame twice, and nothings ever let me down apart from my front rim (only just rebuilt the front wheel 3 days ago), my old un-named headset
and gone through a fair few pairs of grips
[Edited on 22-04-2008 by dan_c4rsa]
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dan_c4rsa
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oh and just this minute ordered a new SnM seat clamp.
going to get the bike fully black, apart from the forks and bars colour coded something else, haven't decided yet though........
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lex2005
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looking nice we just got a possabilaty of geting a contract with selling kawaara bmx's i so want another race bike as they just opend another national track near to me oooh the dilema
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