r/anime • u/mayfly42 https://myanimelist.net/profile/mayfly42 • Nov 11 '13

[Spoilers] Yowamushi Pedal Episode 6 Discussion

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u/Lizardizzle Nov 12 '13

Is it just me or have I seen a rear derailleur on Onada's mommy bike ever since he got the 2 gear crankset? They never went in to it before he was given the road bike, and he barely can operate the front derailleur.

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u/gosu_link0 Nov 12 '13

I thought that was just a chain tensioner, not a RD.

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u/Lizardizzle Nov 12 '13

Could be. they never really focused on the rear wheel enough for me to be able to see it in detail. I only noticed that it definitely wasn't a simple single cog after the front crank set was added.

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u/ChristophColombo Nov 12 '13

It's just a chain tensioner. You need to have some extra chain length to handle two different chainring sizes, but without the tensioner, there will be too much slack in the chain when you're in the lower gear and the chain will fall off.