The simple tension seeker (STS) by DMR Bikes should not really be called a chain tensioner , but rather a slack-remover. It's an incredibly simple solution for those looking to convert a bike with vertical dropouts for single speed use. DMR is a UK-based company that specializes in downhill, freeride, and dirt jump chain devices, and the STS reflects this design experience in this burly device. Installation is a 5-minute job (assuming you have already replaced your cassette with a cog, and shortened your chain as much as possible). Simply remove the skewer nut and slide the black aluminum mounting bracket onto the dropout. Then loosely bolt the stainless steel arm to the bracket and the derailleur hanger with two 5mm bolts. Replace the skewer nut. Rotate the cranks until the chain is at its tightest. (Very few chainrings and cogs are perfectly round.) Lift up on the arm so that the red pulley pushes the chain upward, removing the slack, and tighten the two 5mm bolts. That...
Is there a way to contact Mr. George and get electronic copies of a few of his pictures? I would like to post some that I was in to my Facebook page.
ReplyDeleteCan't remember my google account password so please reply to tipusnr@yahoo.com
This is the last ROS I will attend in Columbus, unless an alternate ride is held. The self-aggrandizement of the leader and his organization sickened me. What should be a somber memorial was a pep rally. Shame on them.
ReplyDeleteLast Ride Of Silence for me in Columbus too. Sadly, when the point should have been to reverently honor and remember riders hurt and killed, Stephens and Coleman were feeding each others egos on the podium and making a sales pitch for Consider Biking.
ReplyDeleteNo one notified Andrew Starinchek's relatives of the ride, and they arrived late with only a few riders to recognize the memory of their lost son.