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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. I think this would be the most classy of all I have seen... Specialites TA Cyclo-Cross chainguards http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3167/...73caa9a5f2.jpg 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. :rolleyes: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1300/...9a1925b4b6.jpg You may have had one of these on your mid-range Raleigh in the 1970s. |
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:
http://web.mit.edu/nlerner/Public/Bi...CourseNew2.jpg Neal |
It serves a noble purpose!
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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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Originally Posted by RK1963
(Post 6651095)
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.
No chainguards or pie plates for me, thank you. |
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