I was thinking about converting my hardtail into a singlespeed and was wondering if a single ring chainguide and bashring would work instead of a tensioner to take up chain slack. Anyone have an opinion if this would work?
Does the tensioner do a good job of keeping the chain tight? I read on another forum that the chain can still bounce around with a spring loaded tensioner. I figured that wouln't be a problem with a chainguide
I was thinking about converting my hardtail into a singlespeed and was wondering if a single ring chainguide and bashring would work instead of a tensioner to take up chain slack. Anyone have an opinion if this would work?
Yes I was thinking of using a dh style guide, but I don't have any experience using one. One of my goals was to make the bike as quiet and smooth as possible, .
For what is worth I've been running a Surly Singulator for 5 years now and it has worked perfectly. It's lighter than a chain guide and easy to set up and adjust. Good luck and welcome to the ss world. Keep rolling.
Definately not looking to spend alot of $$- the bike is a 15 year old Cannonale that has served me very well over the years. It has vertical dropouts so a tensioner looks like the way to go. Can I use a standard 8 spd chain or is there a ss specific chain?
Definately not looking to spend alot of $$- the bike is a 15 year old Cannonale that has served me very well over the years. It has vertical dropouts so a tensioner looks like the way to go. Can I use a standard 8 spd chain or is there a ss specific chain?
I am running this on my SS roadie. I just set it up yesterday. It could be that it needs some tweaking yet, however on a test run last night I really got on it attempting to see if I could get the chain to jump up. Sure enough it did and I almost ate a face full of pavement.
Just looking for some more tips.
chain dropped. I also thought of taking one more link out. Not sure if that will help. Its tight but not too tight.