Uptown chaincase (polycarbonate)
 

I ordered the breezer uptown polycarbonate chaincase for myself as an xmas present. It will help do all the wonderful things that chain cases do, but i have some questions.....

1. How does the rear end of the chaincase mount to the frame?

2. How does the section that is removable at the back mount to the rest?

3. How does the inner section mount to the outer section?

I need to call ASI to see if the mounting stuff comes all included or if its a separate order (no biggie), but i'm basically trying to figure out how it fits together & mounts. :)

- Andy

Mine came with a chain case and I took it off after a while.

The inner case rim fits inside the outer case rim and screw together. There is a bracket that scrrews into the inside of the chain stay that the rear portion's tabs screws into. There is also a bracket for the front that is held on by the bottom bracket. I had to remove the chainring and the bottom bracket to get the front chain case bracket off.

It is difficult to fit the chain case together, around the chainring, the chain, and the rear sprocket without it rubbing on anything. It's doable but was a challenge for me.

The case is good for keeping the chain and long pants clean but the noise of the chain bouncing on the case every time I hit a bump began to annoy me so I took it off.

Wow, that is a lot more involved than i thought. :eek: So glad im having the shop do it!!! :thumb:

- Andy

Chaincases are involved beasts. Are you going to be prepared to repair a flat on the road?

I worked as a bike mechanic for six weeks this past summer. I had one customer who brought his bike from the Netherlands, and I fixed a rear flat for him. It was no trouble for me, because I had all my tools handy, and I had the bike stand to hold his bike up. But there were lots of bolts and screws to deal with. Funnily enough, his name was Giovanni Motta! He had just learned that there was a famous bike racer by that name.

The rear of it comes off for adjustments to rear hub & removal of wheel. I also looked at the wheel side part of the chaincase i just got for xmas (turns out it needs 3 different part numbers for the 3 sections) and it simply slips over the bottom bracket's crank mount no fuss no muss, no dis-assembly required. The outer facing & rear section remain to be purchased, but i have a feeling the dealer will be able to get them no additional charge due to the confusion, as ASI seems super customer friendly. :)

- Andy