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i just got done installing a bunch of new parts on my bike. I put the chain on and tightened it, i took the bike for a test ride and it felt like there was to much tension. My brother said its not suppose to be that tight but every video i watch has it just like that
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depends most people have their chain tight as fuck but I think that wears out the driver a lot faster so I usually set my chain to where you can still wobble it a little o me it feels better like that.
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I hate running a super tight chain, everything feels smoother to me when it has a little bit of slack. I have it just tight enough to not slap my chain stay.
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Ya im gonna losen it when i get home
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it should have like around a quarter inch of free movement up and down.. helps to keep it from crushing the hub and minimizes chain stretching.
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Jèff_Béckförd wrote:it should have like around a quarter inch of free movement up and down.. helps to keep it from crushing the hub and minimizes ...more
This is the exact thing i was gonna say haha. Just right. Im a pro at tightening chains at this point. haha I ran a 510HX as tight as i could once and it was okay. I dont like it to be like that. I am VERY anal about my ride haha. I have to have it just right all the time. And it really is getting there. and once i get my rear wheel all built up, i will have it perfect. Except for the front wheel, i will get a new one to match that too. haha I literally have a perfectly dialed ride because i always keep everything the proper tension and just fix it if any noises i dont like are happening haha
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I love running a tightass chain as long as I don't feel like it's putting too much stress on the bearings, even though it is still tight as hell. Sometimes, I won't tighten my chain for as long as half a year at max and my wheel will have moved the slightest bit from riding obviously and loosen the chain just a bit. Or it stretched. Now I'm mad. .___.
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loose but not enough to hit the cs.
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isnowyaznV2 wrote:I love running a tightass chain as long as I don't feel like it's putting too much stress on the bearings, even though it is ...more
Same. It should be tighter than a butthole
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feeble_to_face wrote:loose but not enough to hit the cs.
This, but sometimes, it will still hit somehow so that's why I just run mine super tight as long as it doesn't have this crushed bearing feel sometimes.
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Jèff_Béckförd wrote:it should have like around a quarter inch of free movement up and down.. helps to keep it from crushing the hub and minimizes ...more
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You're gonna crush your driver bearings by running it that tight. Trust me. Lol. Not to mention causing premature chain stretching or possibly break links.
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mine works out perfect to where no matter how much i try to tighten it unless i put something in the tire to hold the wheel back it will tighten to just a tiny bit under all the way tightened.. just before it smacks the cs...
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Something is warped so I can't tighten my chain anymore without it putting too much stress on the chain and hub 
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I run my rear wheel slammed and chain super tight.. Hasn't stretched in the 6/7 months I've been riding but I do see some wear on my sprocket
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i have a cassate and my chain is a little loose i think its better than way but it has a little bit of a free movement on the pedals before it starts pushing, so i dont know what actually better
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Filip_Korkuc wrote:i have a cassate and my chain is a little loose i think its better than way but it has a little bit of a free movement on the ...more
Cool story bro , now order a loose chain gang t shirt and get Chad Krutza some money
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Filip_Korkuc wrote:i have a cassate and my chain is a little loose i think its better than way but it has a little bit of a free movement on the ...more
A bit late to the part there mate
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