Originally Posted by
plutonium83
Is it possible to buy/DIY a chainguard for a triple chainring with >50T? Most of the aftermarket guards like the Chainboard by SKS only go up to 48T. Is there a reason for this? The bikes I'm looking at buying are 52T or 53T. I'm hoping to stop my right pant leg from catching.
I ran into that problem with the ring on my folder. I started out with the largest Chain Disk that was available, but that was not enough. I then carefully studied how the pants get stained and realized that this consistently happens in the vicinity of the crank. I ended up cutting out 2 triangular pieces out of alu that I first glued and then riveted, I think with some L bracket, to the Chain Disk by the crank. I.e. when the crank is up, those pieces cover the sides of the crank so that the three form together the shape of a volcano with the crank being the core of the volcano. This arrangement works pretty well and I do not need any velcro straps.