Total Noob Question- Bash Guard + Shifter
04-12-05, 11:59 AM
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Total Noob Question- Bash Guard + Shifter
So I am going from a triple in front to a double with a bash guard. What (if anything) do I have to do to prevent my front derailleur from trying to shift onto the bash guard. Is this is a problem? I know the obvious answer is "don't shift there", but sometime in the heat of the moment it will happen. 
Does anybody make a twist shifter compatable with just a double up front? Could I use a road bike double (Sora, 105) for the front derailleur? What has everybody else done?
Does anybody make a twist shifter compatable with just a double up front? Could I use a road bike double (Sora, 105) for the front derailleur? What has everybody else done?
04-12-05, 12:10 PM
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worst case get a double shifter for the front, I don't know if you could adjust your limit screw to not go up to the top ring, but I'm sure you could try.
04-12-05, 09:52 PM
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Adjust the screw so it's really hard for the deralleur to pull the chain up past 2.
04-12-05, 09:53 PM
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i dont think shifting into the bash will hurt anything, so dont worry, worst case your chain falls off
04-13-05, 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by MadMan2k
Adjust the screw so it's really hard for the deralleur to pull the chain up past 2.
04-14-05, 12:30 AM
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It can be done. But you need quite a large bashguard and long chainring bolts.
