Jeremy, Thanks. I read your email to my SS RedLine Monocog. It nodded its stem and bars in agreement, winked a brake lever at me and then responded by showing just that amount of chain slack as you have described. I caught it in a photo and I agree with you completely on not running a SS chain too taut. What a show-off that bike is.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/111838829033930119881/albums/5708720188748611345 -jb On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 2:12 PM, Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> wrote: > i would also focus on chain tension as the culprit; it's easy, esp. when > you're first riding SS or fixed, to focus on derailment to the point of > getting it too tight for efficiency. The truth is, single cog drivetrains > feel best with the absolute minimum amount of tension needed to prevent > derailment. Tension is much more critical in off-road riding or fixed gear > riding, where bumps or high-rpm pedaling increase the chances of > derailment; for on-road SS riding, it's much easier to err on the side of > too slack. But even with a fixed gear, you'd be surprised how slack you > can run the chain without any real danger (assuming good chainline, of > course); check out pictures of track racers' bikes at rest and you'll see > what i mean. The chain should sag just enough to see it when it's at > rest. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/MEn76-_Zzd0J. > > 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. > -- John Blish Minneapolis MN USA -- 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.
