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09-27-11 | 07:05 AM

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Barrettscv

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Originally Posted by amgarcia

So, you basically sandwich the chainring and the chain between two Salsa Crossing guards?

Yes, this worked on my Cyclocross bike, but the fit of the inner chainguard was tight with about 1mm of space between the guard and the chainstay.

More common is to use one guard on the outside of the chainring and a chaincatcher mounted to the downtube on the inside.

Last edited by Barrettscv; 09-27-11 at 07:08 AM.

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