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Is my chain to loose?

ollietrex · 2008-08-08 14:50:20

Hello I am not so hot on this chain slackness thing when it comes to fixie's There is a little bit of play when I am trying to track stand which does seem wrong but I am not really sure. :rolleyes: Oh and for people who like looking at fixie's this is my current setup:-…

08-08-2008 2:50pm

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ollietrex

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Hello

I am not so hot on this chain slackness thing when it comes to fixie's

There is a little bit of play when I am trying to track stand which does seem wrong but I am not really sure. :rolleyes:

Oh and for people who like looking at fixie's this is my current setup:-

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3272/2744393536_7fc48d2e9f.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3271/2743555869_62ce2d02fb.jpg?v=0

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#2 08-08-2008 2:56pm

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ollietrex wrote: »

There is a little bit of play when I am trying to track stand which does seem wrong but I am not really sure. :rolleyes:

No, there's nothing wrong with trackstanding. As long as it's not done in public.

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#3 08-08-2008 2:57pm

Morgan

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And yes, it does look a bit slack.

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#4 08-08-2008 2:59pm

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always go to the bearded one to find out what's what

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/fixed.html#tension

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#5 08-08-2008 3:31pm

fish-head

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Definitely a bit slack alright. Cool bike though!

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