After Market Chain Tensioners -- where ??

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ok -- first off I do realize that there are a few threads that cover this subject
but -- many still seem to be dealing with the chain tensioner problem

if this was not such a LARGE SAFTY ISSUE we could let it go

but the facts are well known -- these THINGS -- chain tensioners

can kill riders when they end up in the spokes or where ever ??

I have seen some nice home built ones around -- where -- I don't remember

and there are some after market ones somewhere -- where -- I don't remember

can you all help out and post here after market chain tensioners ???

my main concern is that in time someone is going to get killed
when one of these DEFECTIVE THINGS gets into the wheel at speed !!!

how many times do we read here about yet another one going into the spokes ??

have a blessed day -- from - MM
 
very well put, mountainman. i'm making this my priority because my new build is fast enough to scare most people riding it. the tensioner pulley is the weak link on multi-speed bikes with an offset rear wheel. if either the tensioner pulley , smaller teeth sprocket, or rear wheel moves slightly out of alignment to the engine sprocket, the rider is going to get seriously hurt when you're gunning down the road at 30+ mph. i spent over 3 hours reading every post about tensioner pulleys and have collected pictures and such on various home made ones. if anyone needs them i can email them to you. sorry but i neglected to document the names of the posters but i will try and go back and add them to my compilation because they really deserve proper credit.
 
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forum tensioner pulley collection

Here are some pictures of all the different styles of modified tensioner pulleys I have found from the forums. All credit is given to the original posters of said pictures.
 

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forum tensioner pulley collection #2

Some more examples I forgot to list.
Type 12 is the bar as posted above.
 

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a nice job of posting information up there cpuaid -- thank you

yes -- as we see now -- there truly are many other ways to go -- much better

I like the ones on the seat post tubes
but a note
if mounting on the seat post tube
should be mounted on the bottom chain -- that's the return or slack chain
top chain we could call the true drive ??

ride that thing sideways -- without falling !!!

PS -- now that we have this much needed easy to locate post
I know that many of these are home made -- but also some are store bought
hoping that some of you reading
will also post the different companies that carry said chain tensioner items
 
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