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Old 05-13-2008, 07:41 PM
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Default Re: Continuing use as a bicycle

You should have 3/4" to 1" of freeplay in the chain....I know that seems loose, but I tried it at a lot of different tightnesses and it was quietest and needed less adjustment when run looser.

Plus, I never had tensioner issues when I ran them like that.
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