Looks sharp (literally and figuratively). Not sure the market really needs another tensioner, but those are nice. Maybe do some bling ano colours...
Opinions on my new chain tensioner design?
I just made up a prototype set of chain tensioners. They weigh in less than 9 grams a piece. They have a bottle opener built in, an idea which i kindly borrowed lol. The chain tensioners aren't side-specific, which means that on one side of the bike, the opener is on the bottom, and on the other side, it's on the top. This makes it convenient if you have your bike right-side up, or up-side down and are trying to open a bottle. They are aluminum, and i put a polished finish on the exposed surfaces. These are just prototypes mind you, so the finished ones will be much cleaner.
I'm just looking for some opinions on them... got any?
good or bad are appreciated.
PS: dont mind my beat up PUSS.
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I'm just looking for some opinions on them... got any?
good or bad are appreciated.
PS: dont mind my beat up PUSS.
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Shove it with that crap....let the 90's die alreadySSSasky said:
Thanks!j e SS e said:
It is about .150" thick. I've made ones that were counterbored to be a little thinner in the past, and they've actually bent from tightening the QR. This i think is a happy medium. My QR nut fits just fine, although a QR for a tandem bike is reccomended for anything with chain tensioners, IMHO.
As for the opener thing, here's my reasoning:
if you lay your bike down or lean it against something, most of the time the drive side is up to prevent damage to the drivetrain (not super neccesary on a SS, but hey, most of us came from gear decent, and old habbits die hard). This way all you have to do is pull the bike upright to use the opener.
On the other hand, when you're wrenching on your bike or if you have a habbit of keeping your bike upsidedown, you can still open your beer on the non-drive side. I could put one on both sides of each tensioner like someone else does with their heavy steel ones, but i'm a minimalist, and the goal was to make them as light as possible, because frankly, i'd rather not have tensioners at all if i could avoid it without spending $$$$. Ok, fine, i'm a weight weinie!
This was one of the things i was hoping to get an opinion on. Would you guys rather see them both in the same direction?
And as for getting a set, i suppose i could run off a limited amount if some people were interested in trying them out. Figure maybe $15 a set for the first 10 sets so i can get some feedback?
These are fully CNC'd aluminum, hand polished, and stainless hardware will be included.
Manufactured in my home garage!
No I totally dig it as it is. Though I use the Surlys, I do find them bulky and heavy. And it's annoying having to use the little washer with a QR axle.ISuckAtRiding said:Thanks!
It is about .150" thick. I've made ones that were counterbored to be a little thinner in the past, and they've actually bent from tightening the QR. This i think is a happy medium. My QR nut fits just fine, although a QR for a tandem bike is reccomended for anything with chain tensioners, IMHO.
As for the opener thing, here's my reasoning:
if you lay your bike down or lean it against something, most of the time the drive side is up to prevent damage to the drivetrain (not super neccesary on a SS, but hey, most of us came from gear decent, and old habbits die hard). This way all you have to do is pull the bike upright to use the opener.
On the other hand, when you're wrenching on your bike or if you have a habbit of keeping your bike upsidedown, you can still open your beer on the non-drive side. I could put one on both sides of each tensioner like someone else does with their heavy steel ones, but i'm a minimalist, and the goal was to make them as light as possible, because frankly, i'd rather not have tensioners at all if i could avoid it without spending $$$$. Ok, fine, i'm a weight weinie!
This was one of the things i was hoping to get an opinion on. Would you guys rather see them both in the same direction?
And as for getting a set, i suppose i could run off a limited amount if some people were interested in trying them out. Figure maybe $15 a set for the first 10 sets so i can get some feedback?
These are fully CNC'd aluminum, hand polished, and stainless hardware will be included.
Manufactured in my home garage!
Every bit on my KM is polished (all my bikes, actually), so this is perfect.
Thanks for being. :thumbsup:
Cool, thanks man!j e SS e said:
Glad to see my work is worthy of such a mythical creature as a Karate Monkey!
I also am hooked on polishing stuff. I don't know why, i guess I've always been attracted to shiny things.
hardware will be here tomorrow, so i'm still on schedule for getting these out on Wed. for whoever ordered them
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