Originally Posted by
jjl5590
Hey guys,
I've been thinking of ways to protect the sprockets and chain on my bike from rain and subsequently corrosion and rust. Every time it rains, I clean and re-lube the chain to stop it from getting rusty. However this is becoming very tiresome.
I was thinking about designing some sort of plastic cover, I've attached a concept picture of it.
Is there any reason why they are not made from stainless steel? If they were, they would not rust :/
Easier said than done. You have to allow side-to-side clearances for all of the moving parts. That's not easy to do even with a relatively simple chain guard. Next is actually keeping the chain and related parts actually clean and dry. Even your relatively simple drawing has openings. Water is still going to get in there, it's just going to be harder to clean and re-lube when it does.
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