Chain tensioners

Here. https://www.storenvy.com/products/1129074-simple-bmx-wheel-slammer

If tensioners don't work you can buy/make these.

Tensioners in the back slammers in the front. All day.

Hmmm, these don't really make any sense. That gap between the end of the dropout and the axle is always going to change due to chain stretch. Might as well just slam the axle then. I appreciate the thought tho.

Why do u use these in the front wheel?

johnduff86 wrote:

Hmmm, these don't really make any sense. That gap between the end of the dropout and the axle is always going to change due to ...more

johnduff86 wrote:

Hmmm, these don't really make any sense. That gap between the end of the dropout and the axle is always going to change due to chain stretch. Might as well just slam the axle then. I appreciate the thought tho.

Why do u use these in the front wheel?

Eliminates slop in the front wheel, doesn't sound like a big deal if you work on your bike upside down without a bikestand right. Yeah chain stretch does the same thing to tensioners, you can just readjust them.

If you slam the axle then you have to cut your chain every time you need to take your wheel off.

Right that's why I don't want to slam the axles. But those slammer washers, am I missing something? So I measure the gap, buy the appropriate size washer, then after a week/month, my chain stretches, now I need a bigger slammer washer and I need to go out and buy a bigger one?

johnduff86 wrote:

Right that's why I don't want to slam the axles. But those slammer washers, am I missing something? So I measure the gap, buy ...more

johnduff86 wrote:

Right that's why I don't want to slam the axles. But those slammer washers, am I missing something? So I measure the gap, buy the appropriate size washer, then after a week/month, my chain stretches, now I need a bigger slammer washer and I need to go out and buy a bigger one?

Buy something like a KMC 710 (the regular 710) and they don't stretch all that much, and pretty much stop after they've been ridden for a month or two. Right now I have a shadow conspiracy supreme chain on my bike, it doesn't strecth. The slammers are essentially for preventing you from throwing your chain after a heavy landing or if your tire slips, just like chain tensioners. Chain tensioners just have the added bonus of helping with rearend alignment. Alot of the guys who run two pegs only run one tensioner on the drive side.

What kind of chain do you have?

Nwewinit wrote:

Eliminates slop in the front wheel, doesn't sound like a big deal if you work on your bike upside down without a bikestand ...more

Nwewinit wrote:

Eliminates slop in the front wheel, doesn't sound like a big deal if you work on your bike upside down without a bikestand right. Yeah chain stretch does the same thing to tensioners, you can just readjust them.

If you slam the axle then you have to cut your chain every time you need to take your wheel off.

What do you mean by cut the chain? I just have to slide the pin out of the half-link or if I had a master-link chain I would take that off.

johnduff86 wrote:

Hmmm, these don't really make any sense. That gap between the end of the dropout and the axle is always going to change due to ...more

johnduff86 wrote:

Hmmm, these don't really make any sense. That gap between the end of the dropout and the axle is always going to change due to chain stretch. Might as well just slam the axle then. I appreciate the thought tho.

Why do u use these in the front wheel?

Nwewinit wrote:

Eliminates slop in the front wheel, doesn't sound like a big deal if you work on your bike upside down without a bikestand ...more

Nwewinit wrote:

Eliminates slop in the front wheel, doesn't sound like a big deal if you work on your bike upside down without a bikestand right. Yeah chain stretch does the same thing to tensioners, you can just readjust them.

If you slam the axle then you have to cut your chain every time you need to take your wheel off.

motogrizz wrote:

What do you mean by cut the chain? I just have to slide the pin out of the half-link or if I had a master-link chain I would ...more

motogrizz wrote:

What do you mean by cut the chain? I just have to slide the pin out of the half-link or if I had a master-link chain I would take that off.

Thats what i mean by cutting the chain.

I am still on the hunt, determined to find chain tensioners that work with micro dropouts. I picked up a pair of these, hoping that if I cut the end hole off they will work. We will see.
http://redlinebicycles.com/parts/chain-tensioners/

I noticed this guy has a nice looking chain adjuster. Anyone know what this is?
Photo from googling "FBM Steadfast".

you're going to have to try much harder than that. I have 14mm axles and those won't work at all. Even if I drill them. Too much distance between the hole and the closest (most closed) position of the stopper.

Anyone know if it's possible to find chain tensioners for a mid school Schwinn race bike? I have a 2000 Schwinn Predator FW and I'm rebuilding it and can't find any of those style chain tensioners anywhere.