Originally Posted by calamarichris

Anyone else try a chain thong? I finally installed one on my beater bike, and am hoping it'll keep the chain cleaner and last longer.
Most of the schmutz that contaminates a chain is stuff that is thrown up by the front tire. -Sheldon Brown

It looks like hell, but it doesn't weigh much and the enclosed chain on my Dutch opafiets has lasted for more than 20 years now. Will report back after a few hundred miles.