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  • noun Any device that maintains or applies tension

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Examples

  • Rear suspension + no chain tensioner = very very very bad idea.

    Duck and Cover: The Art of Appropriation BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • The nose of the saddle has ripped off the steel tensioning piece at the rivets one still in the leather, another still visible in the tensioner, hence the hammocky shape to the back of the saddle.

    Making A Point: Paint, Sponges, and Determination BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • Panino: A Singleator is Surly's chain tensioner for bikes with derailleur hangers.

    The Big Picture: Taking It All In BikeSnobNYC 2009

  • So, tomorrow's project is to remember where that tensioner is, but not right now, because d's sleeping the sleep of the recently-returned-from-Germany.

    Who Ya Gonna Call? roverthedog 2007

  • I think the best chain tensioner for the Empire State Courier is the Fuck Nut Hugger, which is probably on sale at Nashbar.

    BSNYC Product Review: Scattante Empire State Courier BikeSnobNYC 2009

  • I thought a Fuck Nut was some type of chain tensioner made by Surly.

    Mallrats: Where Trends Go To Die BikeSnobNYC 2008

  • I was able to reach the tensioner easily and had a lot of leverage to hold it open while I put the belt over the last pulley.

    whyjakeisodd Diary Entry whyjakeisodd 2004

  • She unrolled the cloth, laid it on the floor, and, after a few seconds 'study, selected a pick and a tensioner.

    The Empress File Sandford, John, 1944 Feb. 23- 1991

  • It is then gradually tightened (on the unloaded side!) with a tensioner until the machine has also gained its speed.

    7. Planning a biogas engine system 1988

  • Any amount of play outside these numbers condemns the tensioner and will require replacement.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ROB MACGREGOR 2011

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