a half link chain and my bike ??

[dirt rider]

hey guys
i have a rocky mountain flow with 24" wheels and i have turned it into single speed with a chain tensioner . after a while the tensioner kept bending my dropout and started to break .

i want to get a half link chain and not have to worry about the chain tensioner.
i am currently running 16/38 ratio


is anyone running the same set up as that or will the half link chain not fit ???


cheers

 

[Constable Care]

dont get a half link, they stretch beyond belief, if you have horizontal then just do the bolts up extra tight. another idea is run your bolts as far against the drop outs as possible and you can probably just loose a link because its in. However if you have vertical maybe you should get a chain mech or something.

 

[dirt rider]

yeah i got a verticle dropout

i have seen a few people with the set up and they seem to have no problem with it .

i just dont want to buy a half link and find out it dont fit

 

[floody]

You only need ONE half link to try it, as one half link + remainder in normal chain = same length as a whole chain of half links...

 

[dirt rider]

so ur saying no matter what size and ratio you have

you can make it fit perfect

 

[.:Alan:.]

No, i dont think you can with just any ratio, well i couldnt anyway using a halflink.

 

[dirt rider]

if this doesnt work.

im gonna get a rennen chain tensioner

whats your thought on the rennen chain tensioner ?

 

[master pain]

whats your thought on the rennen chain tensioner ?

Ive had mine for a fair while, they work well. best tensioner ive seen/used.

 

[dirt rider]

anyone got their website and a price ??

 

[Karnage]

I'v heard that they snap, i'm running a kool chain and they are 20 dollars and i havent had any problems.

 

[DEMONATION]

the half link chain is a shadow conspiray product. i am thinking about running one on my bmx... heres the link http://www.theshadowconspiracy.com/main.html just look in products and interlock chain. i dont reckon they would snap man alot of bmx riders up here have them and swear by them.

 

[roasted]

Half-Link chains are not as strong imo. Plenty of BMX'ers in canberra bought them when they were first released, most snapped them faster than usual.

I reckon a KMC 410H with a single half link is the ultimate chain. cheap, strong, and whatever length you need it to be.

 

[turkey 6000]

i was running a tensioner for about a week and got sick of it skipping and stuff when i rode up my street so i took it off and took a link out of my chain and now its good.
the moral here kiddies is dont buy a tensioner

 

[Bestofbothworlds]

shadow chain

shadow conspirancy have released a new version of their half link chain. it is shaped differently to accomodate a 9t rear cog (not that that will matter to you) but hopefully it is less likely to break and rust than the old one. kool chains still kick ass but even the slightly dodgy older shadow chain will be stronger and more reliable than any pissweak mtb chain. only problem is its pricey (for a bmx chain, around $50). and even with half links your not guaranteed a perfect chain tension as long as you stick with a frame with vertical dropouts.

 

[floody]

so ur saying no matter what size and ratio you have

you can make it fit perfect

No , I'm saying you only need a single half link (and a compatible normal chain), as it works like this:
1 half link = half a normal link
2 half links = 1 normal link
3 half links = a normal link + single half link.

And so on and so forth. The benefits in finetuning your chain with a halflink only require one half link, otherwise its just the same as the equivalent length in normal stronger and less stretch prone links.