Xtracycle Build - Pics and Questions on Chain Sag

**Tri Girl** · 02-28-2009, 06:05 AM

OK, I don't have any advice, but I had to say that your bike is AWESOME!!!!!
I love how it's turned out- stickers, bar tape, and all!!!!

and now for some real advice...

**Geonz** · 02-28-2009, 08:25 AM

Like the rest of me, I just let my chain sag.

It looks totally awesome

Watch when you're loading stuff that you don't get the bags caught in the chain... I've got a big ol' hole in mine from doing that. I'm torn between getting a new one and figuring out how to fix that and the busted buckle... or doing something entirely different.

**Fredwina** · 02-28-2009, 01:38 PM

On recumbent, we have to have idlers to deal with sag. One thing that's different from what you've rigged and what is on my bacchetta is that I have a strap (looks like sheet metal) to keep the chain on the idler:

Hope this helps

**tulip** · 03-03-2009, 04:09 AM

Great bike, kfergos! I, too, have an old Specialized Stumpjumper that I dream of turning into my haulin' machine through an Xtracycle transformation. One of these days I will.

Fredwina' solution looks quite good. I bet a bike shop type could figure something like that out pretty easily. Or maybe they have a deeper roller thing they could put on.

Great work!

**kfergos** · 03-03-2009, 04:27 AM

Originally Posted by Fredwina

On recumbent, we have to have idlers to deal with sag. One thing that's different from what you've rigged and what is on my bacchetta is that I have a strap (looks like sheet metal) to keep the chain on the idler

Do you know who the manufacturer is for the little rolly thing? Cause that looks like it'd be perfect.

**Fredwina** · 03-03-2009, 07:41 AM

No, I don't. You may want to contact bacchetta. The only aftermarket source I know of is terracycle: http://www.terracycle.com/Merchant2/...Code=IdlersALL

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