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Old 02-26-19, 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by rednek426
That's my chain tensioner for the Rohloff. It slides up and down the tube to adjust tension. They make it for derailleurs as well as IGH's to help avoid dragging the chain in the dirt, or slapping it against the frame.

They don't make one for the Big Fat Dummy, so I made one of these for it.
Interesting, thanks. I have a Rohloff in my Big Dummy, and I have the Rohloff tensioner. Getting the wheel out of the dropouts is a bit of a pain.I'm thinking the idler would make that simpler.
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