Hi Matthew, thanks for the feedback on the Surly tensioner. Hopefully there were no accidents resulting from it falling off. I'd hate to see that happen while under load!
On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 8:06 AM, Matthew Snyder <mwsny...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi David, > > I used the Surly chain tensioner and was not terribly impressed with > it -- it's a fairly simple component, so all I really ask is that it > just works. I had lots of little issues with it. The biggest problem > was that the "floating pulley" bar (for lateral adjustment) kept > loosening up, no matter how hard I'd tighten it down. Eventually the > pulley bar actually fell off during a ride, which is not a good > position to find yourself in. I partially blame myself for continuing > to use a part that wasn't working right, but still... > > Anyway, just my limited experience. If you don't need the extra > lateral adjustment, the Shimano looks like a better option, but I > haven't used it. > > Regards, > Matthew Snyder > Ann Arbor, MI > > On Jun 25, 11:39 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Surly, Paul and Soulcraft all make different styles of chain tensioners. > > I'm kinda' leaning toward the Soulcraft Convert, does anyone have > experience > > with this or the others? > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > > probably benefit more from > > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would probably benefit more from improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
