pic: Sliding Wheel Chain Tensioners

[wilsonmw04]

Originally Posted by squirrel

That's a neat idea!

I do see one potential problem with it...since it's a square tube, and there is nothing surrounding the bolt, the tube will crush before you get the bolts tight enough to securely clamp the tube in place so it won't be slid by chain tension under load.

we solved that problem by adding a piece of PVC pipe as our space for a similar application. It worked quite well.