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Lights on both into work & back home, pouring rain ... so it's time to ss my commuter (which also happens to get used offroad too). I've got a 42T Thorn SS chainring, plenty of chains (3/32 & 1/8), Endless Bikes 17T cog & spacers, & steel freehub on the Pro II. All I need now is a tensioner.
Fancy one that pushed up, not pulls down. So, what works reliably? Yess ETR-V, Surly Singleator, DMR Tension Seeker II - any others to bear in mind? And anyone tried the ones that go on the front, like the Yess ETR-B?
Cheers
i put a blackspire single ring chain guide on my BB as a push up tensioner. worked fine, kept the back end clear of faff and crap.
wouldnt reach around a 42t chainring though i dont think.
gusset bachelor is the best rear end tensioner, bya BIZZILION miles
I use a DMR one on my hardtail which does the job. I also use an alfine tensioner on my full sus single speed and its never dropped the chain - and i used it as a jump bike.
i am looking for something similar.
the Yess ones look good and have good reviews but are expensive - approx £60. They also look neater than the others.
Just depends how much you want to spend.
Not fussed about the price, I just want it to [b]work[/b] with no hassles.
I've considered - and ruled out - going the Excentriker / Forward Components min-EBB route as it's very expensive and would need new cranks too. Another alternative would be an eccentric hub, but that's a new wheel which seems silly. So, tensioner it is.