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Re: Bearings vs Bearing Blocks

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Originally Posted by DampRobot View Post
100 ratcheted in 2012 when we were climbing the bridge. 6" wheels with 16T sprockets. There were more than a few stupid things going on with that drive, but chain alignment wasn't one of them. The chains were properly tensioned too.

I guess I've been too conservative in my comments. I never intended to scare people off of c-c chain runs completely. I just want to caution teams against betting your season on something that has the potential to fail miserably if you don't know what you're doing.
How did it ratchet if the chains were properly tensioned? What defines "tensioned"?
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