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Systematically and mercilessly disas*embling, flushing, greasing, and re-packing the cycling culture. (The singlespeed in question) I'd expressed misgivings about chain retention.  Specifically, for reasons I won't bother to reiterate I'd curated the drivetrain with a rear cog extracted from a used cas*ette, and after I dropped a chain on my first full-length test ride I worried that maybe this wasn't going to cut it. Nevertheless, in the spirit of laziness, I increased tension on the chain and hoped that would do it.  Then, the next day, I took the Forced to acknowledge the admonishments of the naysayers, but still unwilling to spend a single red cent on this da*n thing, I rolled up my sleeves and dug around in my vast spare component holdings--and wouldn't you know it, there was a brand-new unopened 9-speed chain which was just wide enough to accomodate the proper singlespeed cog I had originally intented to use.  So I installed everything and headed out on more or less the same ride, and I'm pleased to announce the bike has pas*ed the chain retention test: I've also got to say that even though I threw this together as quickly as possible I really like how it came out.  The brown-and-tan motif is befitting of my current moniker (that's Tan Tenovo to you), and besides the unsightly (that's pretentious for ugly as fu*k) spacer stack I daresay it's a pretty clas*y ride.  Also, it happens to ride very nicely, and I attribute that to three (3) things: 1) It's a singlespeed and singlespeeds always feel nicer because they're light and quiet (until you find yourself over- or under-geared 2) I haven't been riding a Cambium lately and I forgot how freaking comfy they are; 3) The tires, which just fell into my lap, happen to be really nice (or supple as you're supposed to say): (Da*n your precious aesthetics, I buy long-valve tu*es because nothing's more annoying than realizing your valve's too short.) They're a good old-fashioned cyclocross tire and not those overpriced hybrid tires they sell as gravel tires nowadays.  Of course, being