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Yess Chain Tensioner for DH

Gary

"S" is for "neo-luddite"
Aug 27, 2002
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WOW!

if you're going to the trouble of buying a new frame just so you can run singlespeed, why not go for something like a Mr Big ST-10(URT) or Brooklyn racelink/superco silencer (jackshaft) with no chaigrowth in the first place?
 

matsO

Monkey
Aug 26, 2006
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WOW again!

Of course I would like to consider a Silencer, but there is no production date on that one is it?

I am not buying a new frame JUST to get the possibility to run it SS. Get it?

But, I would like to have the choice, OK?

Main point of the first post was to inform other 2006 DHR owners that Yess ETR-D is incompatible with the mech hanger. The same goes for newer DHR I think from studying pictures of newer frames.
 

willhoward86

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Jan 11, 2012
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Sorry to reignite an old thread all, but I've been thinking about doing this for a while!

Gemini2k - I'm on a VP Free too - just wondering how much material you had to dremel off the mech hanger? I only ask coz I'm fairly confident I'd ruin it :) I'd rather just bolt that sucker on.

Advice much appreciated... Cheers, Will
 

manhattanprjkt83

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Jul 10, 2003
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has anyone used the paul components version of this? Looks really quality...I have been running SS DH off and on for about a season now really like it.
 

gemini2k

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Jul 31, 2005
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Sorry to reignite an old thread all, but I've been thinking about doing this for a while!

Gemini2k - I'm on a VP Free too - just wondering how much material you had to dremel off the mech hanger? I only ask coz I'm fairly confident I'd ruin it :) I'd rather just bolt that sucker on.

Advice much appreciated... Cheers, Will
Hmm, It's been a few years since I did that. I would suggest not grinding off and material. You should be able to make it work best without doing that. If not, just take a tiny bit off.
 

willhoward86

Chimp
Jan 11, 2012
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Hmm, It's been a few years since I did that. I would suggest not grinding off and material. You should be able to make it work best without doing that. If not, just take a tiny bit off.
Cheers mate. Did you file away the mech hanger itself, or the inside edge of the tensioner?
 

l008com

Chimp
Aug 10, 2002
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Stoneham Mass
So I'm thinking about getting a YESS ETR/D for my Maverick ML-8. I think you are all crazy for riding singlespeeds :P I run an 11 speed Alfine hub on my bike. It gives me pretty close to the full range of a 3x9 geared setup, with the chainline of a singelspeed. I'm currently using a Surly Singlator and it SUCKS. While smaller than a derailer, it still sticks out way further than it needs to. And it doesn't provide a hell of a lot of actual tension.
My gear ratio was 32-20 but I'm upping it to 36-22 to get a little more chainstay clearance (my frame has very low chainstays to accommodate front and rear derailer chainlines.)
But keep in mind those gear ratios mean nothing to a singlespeeder, since those ratios are all going through a hub that greatly reduces or increases the ratio.

So anyway, the real reason I found this thread, I can't seem to find the ETR/D available anywhere except on YESS' website. And it's $70. Is there someplace I can get a deal on one?