Money-saving fixed gear tips: This weekend, check to make sure that your chain ring bolts are all there and tight. Check to make sure that your chain line spacing is appropriate for the drive train configuration you are running on your home-made fixie or single-speed. Check to make sure that you have not over tightened your chain to kingdom come. The blood on the spider, which was twisted out of alignment and beyond repair, is that of the friend who tried to help the buddy who toasted the ring. (We put on a new Sugino Messenger track crank set and new Sugino BB. Really nice guys, but expensive learning experience.) Suggestion: Ride hard. Respect material stress tolerance ranges. Again, try to keep the blood inside your body.
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