I used to have a Quickbeam and I used the same technique that Philip describes (except backward). My process:
Make sure both nuts are loose. Stand behind the bike and grab the front of the rear wheel with your left hand. Gently pull the wheel back and to the right (push it up against the right chainstay. Tighten the right track nut. Pull the wheel so it's centered between the chainstays and tighten the left track nut. The chain should have a little slack so when the wheel gets pulled left, the chain gets pulled to the proper tension. Give both nuts one more good tightening. The chain should move up and down about a half inch when the tension is right. Once you get a feel for the process, you should be able to get in right in one or two tries. I'm pretty sure I got this technique from Sheldon Brown (as will almost everything I know about bikes!) Like everyone else said, you shouldn't need chain tensioners with a freewheel. Brad Queens On Monday, March 5, 2018 at 1:04:12 PM UTC-5, Philip Williamson wrote: > > I don't (and wouldn't) use a tug nut with a fixed gear. > I think I use my knees, like Patrick, as the two extra hands. Easiest with > a QR and no fenders, but still easy enough. I do a think where I half-snug > the left nut, then push the wheel toward the chain to center the wheel and > tension the chain. Then I snug the right nut, and full-snug the left nut. > > Philip > Santa Rosa, CA > > > > On Monday, March 5, 2018 at 8:51:28 AM UTC-8, tc wrote: >> >> Has anyone used a Surly Tuggnut >> <https://surlybikes.com/parts/single_speed_drivetrain/tuggnut> >> tensioner? If not, what gadget or method have you found useful that >> requires only 2 hands to properly tension a single speed chain? I watched >> this >> pretty good video <https://youtu.be/88tDcVvS7mU> by Park Tool.Being new >> to setting up a single speed, getting tension right was a bit of a >> four-handed chore. Hoping the Tuggnut or something similar will help. >> Thanks for any wisdom! >> >> Tom >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rlhFnY9hTTk/Wp11XlHKi4I/AAAAAAAABMg/MU-ayWROHJc_1NeHfI9utdCMyr6eRsZkgCLcBGAs/s1600/rear_dropout_driveside_side.jpg> >> >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1fsG9a0tnhA/Wp11cYxN2bI/AAAAAAAABMk/vNct2sy5kEAqSDYgcM4nEtQ3kltltPJ3wCLcBGAs/s1600/rear_dropout_driveside_rear.JPG> >> >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jUb3HnPeEwU/Wp11gi5OAJI/AAAAAAAABMo/umDI2JPopNE7FQYjaRmGEYFohFuJH2u0ACLcBGAs/s1600/rear_dropout_driveside_top.JPG> >> >> >> >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
