Evil Slacker

[Ryan]

Anyone else seen this new bit of kit from Evil? The most "why haven't they thought of this before" piece of bike gear I've seen in a long time, a chain tensioner for single speeds with vertical dropouts...

 

[creepyjoe]

I thought of that after seeing your dodgey cable tie job with the single wheel.
I thought that instead of 1 wheel and cable ties, you coulda used two wheels and cable ties.
But then I thought it would sway side to side and get in the wheel spokes, so yours was better.

 

[kalem]

it is nifty...

 

[wombat]

Very cool, but do you reckon it would get in the way for pedal grinds?

 

[Rik]

Not bad, but I'll stick with the hanger mounted versions...

 

[jays_5000]

i wish they put a picture of one actually mounted on a bike instead of a drawing cuz it looks interesting

 

[kalem]

Very cool, but do you reckon it would get in the way for pedal grinds?

na, i doubt it

 

[Ryan]

Definitely wouldn't get in the way for pedal grinds...only thing I can see is it might not clear some beefy chainstays.

A design like this can't sway side-to-side either creepyjoe, equal tension pulling each way and stuff...it's year 12 physics shiat...I'm sure Socket can step in and explain it better.

 

[lupine128]

looking at the design, it would be really easy to make a copy from a wrecked rear derailier and some alloy. might have a go when i swap to singlespeed.

 

[RaID]

exactly what i thought, you can knock it up at home

the best things are the simple ones, and this little nift thing looks like its the goods
i like it alot

 

[wombat]

But then I thought it would sway side to side and get in the wheel spokes, so yours was better.

It runs outside the chainstays to, so I can't see it making it too the spokes.

 

[creepyjoe]

Yea thats a point.