So I'm getting ready to build up yet another SS and was asked, why I don't just buy a dedicated SS frame so I don't have to use a tensioner.
My reasoning is this. In a frame without a tensioner, there is a better chance of breaking the chain if some foreign object gets caught in the chain line. If you're using a tensioner, the chain will be able to take up a bit of slack from the tensioner and hopefully, not break.
Comments?
(note that I always run my tensioners in the "pushing up" position as this helps with power transmission AND keeps it out of the way or foreign objects)
My reasoning is this. In a frame without a tensioner, there is a better chance of breaking the chain if some foreign object gets caught in the chain line. If you're using a tensioner, the chain will be able to take up a bit of slack from the tensioner and hopefully, not break.
Comments?
(note that I always run my tensioners in the "pushing up" position as this helps with power transmission AND keeps it out of the way or foreign objects)