Mountain Biking - chain guides

i want to get a chain guide, but dont no which one. i wanted to get black spire but someone told me that the box are very noisy unlike rollers...can some one give me some info. please

EVIL IS THE ONLY WAY TO GO

Gotta agree...Evil rules chainguides and bashgaurds..

Again I hafta agree.EVIL IS THE BOMB. if not mrp istheonly oneiwould consider beside evil.BUT EVIL RULES!!!!

Another Vote for EVIL, the clear lexan is way cool. Plus, you can get the one for a dual chainring set-up and you can actually shift. The MRP Long Range Patrol is also nice, but not as good looking as the EVIL.

L8R

Is this what you are talking about:

http://www.webcyclery.com/.docs/product_id/998/category_name/Chain+Guides/pg/product_detail.html

Is it a bash gaurd and chain guide in one? Also, this is the only place I could find it. Is there any other place that sells it cheaper?

Draft

http://www.go-ride.com/prod_guides.html

They sell them here too :)

Any bike shop can order them for you.
You can also order them from the Evil website.

well i wanted a chain guide for dual slalom....u still think evil is thr way to go?
i wanted to get blackspire but some1 said that the box is more noisy then rollers

www.unrealcycles.com

or, buy direct from www.evilbikes.com

L8R

Another vote for evil.

I have a Blackspire DS1 and it rocks!

Im not bashing evil at all, as i know they're good guides, but there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with how a Blackspire guide works. Theyre burly and a little cheaper than an evil. Plus theyre not as gaudy.
I also have an MRP MiniMe that rocks for slalom.

is ur blackspire nosiy?

I used to run a Blackspire NS-1 and a buddy currently uses a DS-1, I find that the blackSpires are louder than the Evil that me and another buddy are running.

The blackspire is going to be a bit noisier than something with rollers. I have used a ton of chainguids and all the ones mentioned above work great.

The reason they are louder id because the chain drags threw the box section and the chain against the plastic is what causes the noise. With a roller system there is almost no noise since the rollers roll with the chain and have hardly any noise or drag on the chain.

Hope that help explains it a bit better than.....yah i have one and it rocks or no don't get that one.

:beer:

Most of the noise from the blackspires come from the roller. The chain does not touch anything on the top except maybe in the topmost and bottommost cog.
Its the same with the Evils but the Evil is not as loud.
Kevin

can some1 give me pics of the evil...maybe on a bike....

Originally posted by zblaster
can some1 give me pics of the evil...maybe on a bike....

My evil with Black Bash Guard

Closer view

From the top

from bottom

With clear bash guard

Dude, your bike is almost as dirty as mine!

L8R

so wat is it? 2 boxes? or a box on the bottom and a roller on top?

Go to the Evil website for better pics and a clearer understanding of how it works www.evilbikes.com

L8R

wat about the dirt gizmo...that good? nosiy? how does it compare to black spire

I almost bought one of those, but I understand the plastic guide for the top wears out and is expensive to replace.

If I were to choose another besides the Evil, it would have to be the MRP, silver plates, bright orange rollers. oooh baby!

L8R

I just ordered an Aireal Chain Device for my bike. It is very similar to the BlackSpire ones but has a few differences. The one on my friends bike rocks. They have an outer plate that is 5mm thick and a lighter inner plate. It comes in either black or silver.

Like the BlackSpires the rollers are loud but this is due to the fact that they have a hard palstic in the rollers that last for ever. If you put a softer rubber layer in it, ie rubber band, it basically cuts out all noise. They also come in two sizes Dual Slalom (32-38 teeth) and Downhill (38-44 Teeth)

Also the Australian Royal Racing team, Orange, use these chainguides for both Downhill and 4X, so they can't be too bad.

For more info on it go to www.airealindustries.com

BTW if all the prices you have are American dollars then this is also your cheapest plate chain guide at about $200 Australian.

Hope I could help.

Hope I could help.

This thread is like 4 months old, I dont think you helped much. Dont bring back old threads.

This thread is like 4 months old, I dont think you helped much. Dont bring back old threads.

If it's any consolation to whoever resurrected this thread, I find it pretty interesting and helpful since I too was wondering about the advantages/disadvantages of various chain guide/rollers.

Then again I was around here 4 months ago so...