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rupintart · 05-06-2012, 06:30 PM

I'm tired of snail cams. I want something I put in and forget about. I will basically keep the snail cams in there for correct rear end spacing. This reminds me why horizontal drop-outs blow if you never hit your hanger.

eaterofdog · 05-06-2012, 06:46 PM

Contact chronic on here, he makes custom wheel slammers.

http://www.observedtrials.net/vb/f7/10mm-wheel-slammers-chain-tensioners-horizontal-dropouts-39282/

rupintart · 05-06-2012, 08:03 PM

I thought it was him...I couldn't find them on the search. So I went into my tool box, found some tensioners and I made my own.

Took me an hour to cut it down with a dremel tool. They're not pretty, but they work. That make shift L is so I know which side is which

filotr14lsdude · 05-07-2012, 02:03 AM

I wonder if chronic still makes these?

I could use some myself

**Mark W** · 05-07-2012, 10:12 AM

Horizontal dropouts are all the fun of the fair if you use up-to-date axle technology

Get some fun bolts on the go and never have to worry about it again...

rupintart · 05-07-2012, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark W

Horizontal dropouts are all the fun of the fair if you use up-to-date axle technology

Get some fun bolts on the go and never have to worry about it again...

Haha, touche...gonna start sourcing the axle and funbolts now just in case these HMS (home-made-shit) slammers don't work as I haven't gone out on a ride with them yet.

**Mark W** · 05-07-2012, 10:38 AM

They should make the rear end of your bike feel a bit stiffer, and it'll make setup easier too. Obviously they're not exactly cheap, but I'd say they were worth it! I did feel pretty bad about having to cut one of my fun bolts up to make it fit properly with a tensioner I was trying

rupintart · 05-07-2012, 10:52 AM

It may be the culprit behind my rear end flexing...just ordered a set direct from King.

rupintart · 05-07-2012, 11:33 AM

Good thing I bought a pair...those slammers didn't work as well as I thought they would. The rear end still flexes a bit and the wheel shifts.

**rush** · 05-07-2012, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark W

Horizontal dropouts are all the fun of the fair if you use up-to-date axle technology

Get some fun bolts on the go and never have to worry about it again...

Could you expand on this one for me Mark? I've had fun bolts on horizontal dropouts before and I struggled to get anything to work sufficiently.

I've got a pair of Middleburns coming soon, so i'm hoping to build up my Mist frame with those and my King again.

Cheeeeers

Mud · 05-07-2012, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by filotr14lsdude

I wonder if chronic still makes these?

I could use some myself

I talked to him about 3 months ago. He does not make them anymore.

**Mark W** · 05-08-2012, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by rush

Could you expand on this one for me Mark? I've had fun bolts on horizontal dropouts before and I struggled to get anything to work sufficiently.

I've got a pair of Middleburns coming soon, so i'm hoping to build up my Mist frame with those and my King again.

Cheeeeers

If the bolts are nice and greased up (and the fun bolt washers aren't worn smooth or anything) you can usually crank them up pretty hard so they should hold in place well. I've had a setup where I've been running a Pro 2 T on horizontal dropouts with a single chain tug on my drive side, and just because you can get the bolts done up tighter you don't even really need anything on the non-drive side. Having some sort of tensioner on the drive side is sort of convenient for initial setup, but yeah, with Hopes/Kings I've found I can usually just get the bolts themselves done up tight enough to not really warrant anything else to keep things sweet.

There's also no greater high than that feeling of cranking up a massive bolt to what you think is probably going to be breaking point, and totally getting away with it.

whaden913 · 06-13-2012, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark W

Kings I've found I can usually just get the bolts themselves done up tight enough to not really warrant anything else to keep things sweet.

Been running things like this for a few weeks now since I destroyed my tugs on a side hop gone wrong. I have to adjust things every 5-7 rides but other that I have been happy with nothing but funn bolts.

treewizzard · 06-13-2012, 04:47 PM

makes me miss my hope hub, but i never have had any problems with snail cams.

**rush** · 06-14-2012, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark W

If the bolts are nice and greased up (and the fun bolt washers aren't worn smooth or anything) you can usually crank them up pretty hard so they should hold in place well. I've had a setup where I've been running a Pro 2 T on horizontal dropouts with a single chain tug on my drive side, and just because you can get the bolts done up tighter you don't even really need anything on the non-drive side. Having some sort of tensioner on the drive side is sort of convenient for initial setup, but yeah, with Hopes/Kings I've found I can usually just get the bolts themselves done up tight enough to not really warrant anything else to keep things sweet.

There's also no greater high than that feeling of cranking up a massive bolt to what you think is probably going to be breaking point, and totally getting away with it.

Forgot to say thanks for the explanation.