2 pulley wheels? How is that better than a derailler? What tensioner do people use who don't want to spend $90 on the Paul?
Jay On Thursday, January 16, 2014 8:26:55 PM UTC+2, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > I read through the Paul Melvin tech pages and it says that the Melvin will > wrap up a full 20-teeth of difference between chainrings. That's pretty > sweet. It can wrap up that 40/26 with ease. Shift with a stick or leave > the front derailer on. > > On Thursday, January 16, 2014 8:11:10 AM UTC-8, frank_a wrote: >> >> This one will do it. >> >> http://www.paulcomp.com/melvin.html >> >> - Frank >> >> On Thursday, January 16, 2014 10:11:06 AM UTC-5, Jay in Tel Aviv wrote: >>> >>> I've got my Sam set up at the moment as kind of a cyborg single speed >>> with a 40/26/bashguard up front and a 16 tooth cog in back with whatever >>> spacers and old cogs I had in my parts bucket. No front derailler at the >>> moment. >>> >>> All this is held together with a normal length chain running through a >>> long cage deraillier. >>> >>> I'd like to replace the rear derailleur with a chain tensioner if I can >>> find one that will let me keep the granny gear up front for occasional use. >>> >>> Does such a thing exist? >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
