I decided to go to a 1x9 setup from my 3x9 I have now. I have a Ngear Jumpstop in the mail, but need to decide on a bashguard. It's for my hardtail which I ride trails and some urban with. My cranks are 4 bolt 104 BCD. People at mtbr have suggest the Spot Brand bashguard. In your experiences are the aluminum bashrings better than the "thermoplastic"? I have heard that the aluminum once bend easily? I like the E13 bashguard, but the smallest they come is 36T max and I will be running 32T. Anything w/ 32 or 34T max I would take. I would assume that having a 36T bashguard w/ a 32T rind might look a little goofy. If anyone runs a setup like that, a pic would be awesome.
Any suggestions?
Matt