[MMcG]

My Nail trail that is:

Set up at 34:18 with the derailleur providing chain tension - not very elegant but it is functional.

Also it looks kind of weird with the cromoly rigid fork up front paired up with the oversized AL downtube. Hopefully I'll get a chance to replace the Nail Trail with a steel HT frame down the road a bit, but until then, I'll have fun on this rig.

 

[Cash-Money]

i dunno, looks like fun to me. the rigid SS bikes can be the most fun to ride

 

[MMcG]

i dunno, looks like fun to me. the rigid SS bikes can be the most fun to ride

It is fun - I was just referring to the tube sizes between the frame and the fork is all.

 

[BikeGeek]

Looks good Mark.

If you run into trouble with dropping the chain while riding bumpy stuff, remove another link or two from the chain. Right now you've still got a bit of room for the derailleur to bounce up creating slack. If it's working, I wouldn't mess with it; just something to keep in mind if the problem arises.

 

[MMcG]

Looks good Mark.

If you run into trouble with dropping the chain while riding bumpy stuff, remove another link or two from the chain. Right now you've still got a bit of room for the derailleur to bounce up creating slack. If it's working, I wouldn't mess with it; just something to keep in mind if the problem arises.

You echo what Tartosuc said in the lounge - looks like I could remove a couple of links and still be good to go.

 

[Cash-Money]

i set my buddy's bike up the same way with an ancient 105 road deraileur from the 6speed days