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Old 12th June 2008   #1
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Chain Tug for forward facing dropouts?

Hi there,

Quite new to the forum so sorry if this has been discussed, but couldn't find any notes on it!... I'm struggling to maintain chain tension with my goldtec's and wondered if anyone knows of how to fit a chain tug on forward facing dropouts?

I'm led to believe that the Surly Tuggnut can be used, but am finding it hard to find detailed instructions and especially pics to instruct on this. Does anyone have any experience using chain tugs on a conversion? If so, any help/guidance would be ace...

Cheers.
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Old 12th June 2008   #2
rg37
 
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havea look here

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread2577.html
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Old 12th June 2008   #3
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wow, we have a Yossarian and a Dunbar22.

is there some sort of Catch-22 revival happening around here? where the hell is Nately's whore hiding?
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Old 12th June 2008   #4
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There's a Yossarian on here!?

@ rg37 - Thanks for that. Still can't see how to fit them though!? Is it sketchy to use tugs on dropouts rather than track ends? Sorry for all the Q's but i'm really confused by this.
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Old 12th June 2008   #5
dicki
tommy makes his own he might be able to knock a few up

queue tommy
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Old 12th June 2008   #6
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Last edited by Dunbar22; 12th June 2008 at 22:06..
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Old 12th June 2008   #7
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I would but I don't know when I'll be able to get to my Dads work shop next.

Try on one they do a similar one very cheap (£5 I think). There is a little nob of metal on the side that face the drop out that if you file / grind off you can then use them on forward facing dropouts.

The only problem I found with them is that the bolt where not long enough for my dropouts so need replacing but that should be cheap enough.
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Old 12th June 2008   #8
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Nice 1



I've ordered a couple of ^ from on-one - pretty anal to get two, but for that price....

Not sure i understand about the bolts though... If i have a similar problem, can't a just ditch a link or two from the chain, or am i misunderstanding?

Thanks for the advice
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Old 13th June 2008   #9
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dunbar22 View Post
There's a Yossarian on here!?
yep.

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread6627.html

i only noticed cos i'm just about to finish reading the novel.
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Old 21st June 2008   #10
dogmatic
check these...
been thinking about getting a pair of these from batavus... they're made for dutch city bikes...

http://www.fietspunt.nl/shop/showart...S_stalen_frame
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