Can anyone tell me where to get hold of some chain tensioner bolt thingy me wotsits for an io?
Have managed to mangle one and lose the other and need some new ones.
Cheers
Speak to your LBS, they should be able to get some from Madison
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Honestly for the hassle I'd get a proper chain tensioner.
The reason they bend is you are supposed to tighten up the axle tight enough, so that no load is put on them when in use, they are there for alignment only. I found this out myself by bending the drive side one.
I replaced it with a surly tuggnut. Admittedly expensive, but it does then give you the biggest bottle opener in the world. And looks cool. And works really well, and actually allows you to tighten against it, as its a strong design (like any other chain tugg really, they're clamped in place and hard to break I'd imagine).
Seems like a good suggestion.
And 20 quid to save a lot of faffing about seems money well spent - the io gets ridden more than any other bike these days.
It just makes everything seem a bit more fun somehow...
completely agree. I've got a hardtail in my lounge, under the sofa so the uni inspectors don't see it. Lovely bike, every time i ride it it reminds me how much fun it is (charge duster, 100mm rebas on front, 27 gears). Just its too nice to keep in the bike shed with all the apollos and shit that gets bashed about, so I only use it when going somewhere further afield which will benefit from suspension and gears.
My go to bike is my IO kept in the bike shed, doesn't get cleaned, just maintained when necessary to keep the drivetrain running sweet, and is great fun on boring trails around here. Unfortunately my forks developed a crack, so its in bits in the flat for now, but hopefully receiving some on-one rigids tomorrow to get it all back together shortly, woo!
just get bolts from B&Q
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In fact drop me a mail I can send you 2 from the packet I bought.
Those were the first things I pulled off my daughter's and son's bikes. Too small, too fiddly if you need to remove the wheel on the trail.
Just in case anyone else is stuck.
I too now have a bag of B & Q bolts - so if anyone needs one...
At three quid for 10 bit cheapy than a tuggnut, although bottle opener is extra...