The CORRECT Way To Tighten Your Wheel (Game Changer) #Shorts

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[jessehickman]

I did this and now I can pick my chain like a B string on my guitar.
It’s so tight only dogs can hear it.
It vibrates so fast it phases between worlds.
I now use my chain as a vegetable spicer.

[rsabotage]

😂😂 I love how the video began with all the techniques I tried before coming here

[bensonu]

Best way to hurt your cog and bb bearings if its too tight, just put your foot on the seat, pull and snug it up without pulling too tight, dont want those dreaded drivetrain pops

[xpndblhero]

This was the worst way to do it 15 years ago because of freewheels, you munch your freewheel bearings the first time you did this so we had to try and slam it in the dropouts then put the chain on.... I think I still have it but I had an old doorstop that I used to push the wheel back and keep it centered, it was rounded to hold the tire in place and I got it from an old bike shop I worked at in the late 90s. My favorite part on my old BMX was a set of Primo Jewels, it was basically a nut but w/ the body of a socket.... They were so tough that I used them as left side pegs, they only had them in ⅜ so you had to be careful, but they were still the best nuts for adjusting the wheel cause you could pull on them or use a bungee cord to center the wheel. 👍

[McSamwich]

Just saved my little girl's bike, thank you!

[pauljames]

Or use your built-in chain tensioners in your frame 👍🚲💨

[SweetBMX]

This is a lot of work for something so simple

[abccanada]

10 years racing track cycling and now messing around on dirt jumpers and BMX bikes left me as a professional at this

[Bentxu]

Thanks for this, I was able to fix my bike and now I just need to get better tires and I’ll be all good

[TheTyisawesome]

Ive been levering on the tire and wrenching for years gonna try this out next time

[michaelvigil]

If your chain is 2 tight I can cause issues in the long run make sure you have 1 inch of play with the chain so your driver and your sprockets don’t get eaten up. That’s why people have “ cracking\ popping “

[brettservin]

Allen wrenches can help too. Stick it between the tire and fork. Use like a feeler Gauge.

[peterjv]

Chain looks a little too tight there after you finished.

[RideYourBke]

The only downside to this that I have found is that sometimes using this method you can make it too tight which will snap your chain on hard impacts.

[danishthegamer]

i had to rewatch the video and redo it to understand it. I did fail a few times though. But i figured it out.

[stickbug]

point the left crank towards the ground, this is the tightest your chain will get, the right crank down is the loosest it will be

[erniegoes]

Key in thumb with no petal pressure don’t want it smacking your frame with pressure u want it snug I leave mine a little loose for crank flips but don’t worry about it spinning during whips

[Castingikanharuan]

thanks bro 🎉 you help me made by bike 2x faster than before 😂

[cfmechanic]

Wooder tire wedge is best way besides chain tensioners

[michach_]

I would shorten the chain on this bike cuz axle is in the end of dropout and that way you can bend your frame