Ollie
Member
Hello all, I have a bodge-job that some people may find useful. I struggled recently with my chain tensioner; it wouldn't clamp to the frame securely enough and kept heading towards the spokes. My wife suggested extending the tensioner until it met with the seatstay so that it would stay in place. A neighbour was throwing out an old ceiling fan so I cut up one of the wooden blades, drilled a couple of holes in it and bolted it on. Since then it's done over 20 miles with zero problems. I'd like to replace the wood with aluminium if I can get my hands on any. Here's what it looks like:
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