Pie-Plates? ... What about the chainguard rings on my cranksets?
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Pie-Plates? ... What about the chainguard rings on my cranksets?
Don't care for those useless Pie-plates, ay? Well what would you big bullys think of my sissy chainguard rings...
Actually I started this post in jest, but it occurred to me that in fact there were (are) some respectable chainguard ring applications.
Actually I started this post in jest, but it occurred to me that in fact there were (are) some respectable chainguard ring applications.
I think this would be the most classy of all I have seen...
Specialites TA Cyclo-Cross chainguards
And, can we ever forget...
the massive Stronglight mod. 93 chainguard ring.
Basically, an extra large un-toothed chainring 3.5 mm thick.
At 190 grams... 1/3 the weight of many entire cranksets.
You may have had one of these on your mid-range Raleigh in the 1970s.
Specialites TA Cyclo-Cross chainguards
And, can we ever forget...
the massive Stronglight mod. 93 chainguard ring.
Basically, an extra large un-toothed chainring 3.5 mm thick.
At 190 grams... 1/3 the weight of many entire cranksets.
You may have had one of these on your mid-range Raleigh in the 1970s.
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That TA chain guard is remarkable, Bob. Here's a Stronglight 93 example as mounted on a 1971 Raleigh Super Course converted to a 3-speed errand bike:
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No, the chainguards are cool. They serve a different purpose than the dork discs: keeping the chain grease off your leg or getting your pants caught in the chain.
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Or, worse yet, a toe from being caught there. I was once in an ER while an MD was sewing a very young patient's back on because of this.
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I kinda like the looks of the Super Maxy on the Le Tour nevermind the function of it..Sorry for the dark pic..
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No chainguards or pie plates for me, thank you.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069