How to Tighten Bike Chain | Single speed and Internal Gear Bikes

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3 жыл бұрын

Tighten the bike chain on an internal gear bike so that your chain doesn't drop off anymore. The same process will work on single speed or fixed gear bikes.
Timestamps:
01:45 Removing the shifter unit with a hex key
02:25 Loosening the lug nuts from the rear axle
02:55 Pulling the wheel back to add tension to the chain
03:11 Making the wheel straight
04:26 Checking that the chain is not too tight at any spot
05:21 Tightening the lug nuts on the rear axle
05:49 Installing shifter unit back in place

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@jyotiprasadpainuly1933 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Good to see this for bike with internal gears. Very well explained.

@Homeneer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the positive feedback 🙂

@armir_ko 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this! Just what I was looking for.

@Homeneer 3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@benzjiman6931 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Very straightforward.

@Homeneer 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome

@asmrhomestead8773 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! This was exactly the video I needed!🤩🤩🤩

@Homeneer Жыл бұрын

Great to hear that 😊

@alvinhugosson6911 3 жыл бұрын

this fixed my problem, great video! thanks from Stockholm!

@Homeneer 3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear that

@notundermywatch3163 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, such a precise and concise information. Bike fixed ! 🚲

@Homeneer 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@kosmoso7725 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, again, this worked for me!

@Homeneer 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear that

@tonywalker5402 6 ай бұрын

Thank you that was very helpful

@Homeneer 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@davidglundin310 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! Saved my day!

@Homeneer Жыл бұрын

Great to hear that 😊

@emilsgrisans4198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks youre really help

@SuperStratification 10 ай бұрын

good video. I did not watch every second of it, but did you discuss the coaster brake arm?

@starmieee 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your videos! I have the same shimano internal gear hub setup and watched your other video re: loose chain too. Bike won’t front pedal so I’m going to double check the front sprocket again...

@Homeneer 3 жыл бұрын

Hope you will solve it

@starmieee 3 жыл бұрын

@@Homeneer it worked! My rear wheel misaligned after the first two test rides, so I made more adjustments and re-tightened the bolts. I also used your shifter adjustment video. Thanks again for helping me tune up my bike!

@Homeneer 3 жыл бұрын

@@starmieee Great to hear that =)

@adriandyer8004 8 ай бұрын

Really useful, thanks!!!

@Homeneer 8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@mndbz Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Homeneer Жыл бұрын

You're welcome 🙂

@austingode 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool Thanks ….. just a lot of bikes will need the lever for the back brake loosened before you can move the wheel 🙏

@Homeneer 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing 🙂

@BenHelweg 3 жыл бұрын

I've got the exact same Shimano inner hub system but with little adjusting screws on each side of the wheel and I'll get the tension in a good place but when going to highest gear number three it starts to slow down rapidly when pedalling as if it's under too much tension, like literally you push down and bike slows as if the breaks are on. I don't understand these damn things.

@Homeneer 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry I haven't encountered that issue and don't really have good ideas on what to check.

@gordankovac 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video, it’s how I tension mine too. But, on a side note, I was thinking I could put a simple chain tensioner. Would this work with this type of dropout & hub? I have the exact same, but on a different model bike.

@Homeneer 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure about that. Do you need to tension the chain often? I don't need to do it often so don't quite see the value of adding a part.

@gordankovac 2 жыл бұрын

@@Homeneer i’ve tensioned just once so far, 5 months after purchase. I need to do it again now & it’s been another 5 months. Don’t know, I was just thinking that a simple chain tensioner would make it simpler. Not needing to unscrew the bolts, center the wheel & take the shifter every time.

@vegansoffaith Жыл бұрын

@@gordankovac Did you find a chain tensioner? If so, may i have a link? Thanks

@skywatcher3133 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, very clear- but remember , actually you tighten the nuts (one on each side ) not the bolt.

@Homeneer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment

@zspazspa7122 3 жыл бұрын

When we tight the nut the cycle chain become loose again please tell me what to do

@Homeneer 3 жыл бұрын

You need to pull the wheel back to tighten the chain. Then tighten the nuts as much as you can so that it will still allow straightening the wheel. Then fully tighten the nuts. Please remember that the chain is supposed to have a little movement up and down. Too tight is not good.

@teamautospeedjzx110 Жыл бұрын

Hello sir! I have a question,when a chain isn't tight can it come off the crank when you paddle hard

@Homeneer Жыл бұрын

Sorry for the delay. Yes I think a loose chain will jump off the chainring easier for example in bumps. But also when shifting. Not sure does peddling hard cause it though

@vegansoffaith Жыл бұрын

Thanks, but what about a chain tensioner?

@Homeneer Жыл бұрын

This bike doesn't have one. I don't feel adding one ads value. Fixed it once and it has been fine ever since.

@Rocky-69 8 ай бұрын

what causes the chain to become so loose?

@Homeneer 8 ай бұрын

Wear and stretching I think

@Rocky-69 8 ай бұрын

@@Homeneer I thought of stretching too but some people suggested to me because of my extreme push for speed and uphill travel in my single speed bicycle, they suggested the rear tyre moved forward because of the extreme pull I force on the tyre.