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Re: Chain vs. Belts?!?

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Originally Posted by ollien View Post
How does one account for stretch? Tensioners like delrin rods on bolts?
Basically having tensioners at some point, yes. There's a lot of ways to do it, including using idler sprockets, bare tensioners like you describe, or moving the bearing blocks farther away from each other via a Vex cam.
I heard from someone on 1296 that they used preloaded chain to account for chain wear-in so that they could run direct C-C without any change in tension over the course of a season.
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