Well I finished my first MB build on Saturday with a cheap little HT motor and it worked great. However, on my first ride I didn't have the chain tension tight enough and it came loose and locked up the back wheel. I knew it was going to happen. I was too impatient to remove one link at a time and check until it was the correct length, so I just removed a few links at one time which made it about one link too short.
I can now run the chain without the tension roller like I've seen others do on here, which I like because I couldn't get that thing to stay in place anyways, but my only concern is that the chain is really tight. Has anyone had problems from running with a very tight chain or know what problems it can cause? I've read that it will wear and stretch after riding a while, but I don't want it to cause problems during that time period by having it too tight.
I can now run the chain without the tension roller like I've seen others do on here, which I like because I couldn't get that thing to stay in place anyways, but my only concern is that the chain is really tight. Has anyone had problems from running with a very tight chain or know what problems it can cause? I've read that it will wear and stretch after riding a while, but I don't want it to cause problems during that time period by having it too tight.