Wicked-Cool Bash Guard Hunt
 

no help here... though the wife has an fx 7.5
maybe try posting in the hybrid section of the forum, someone there may have done something similar to what you want to do.

Do you mean an actual bash guard? One that replaces the big ring? Race Face and Gamut are two brands that I like.

Here's a Race Face 104x36 that's available in the color red:

https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...s.php?id=51164

And here is a Gamut model that can be had in white:

https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...s.php?id=21043

Gamut also makes some nice, polycarbonate models.

I wonder whether you might be after a chain guard though, the plastic shield that sits outside your largest ring. If that's the case, then the above won't work for what you want.

You want to call attention to a bash guard????

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I can totally see wanting some color there.

OP, look on eBay. Search for "chain guard". You want one that fits a 104 BCD crankset. I found a red one earlier when I looked. Sorry for not saving the link to it.

Check to be sure your current rings are not riveted. The guards I saw on eBay attach via some supplied longer chainring bolts. You cannot use those if your current rings are riveted.

Have you ever taken apart a crankset before? You may want to have a shop do the install.

Doesn't mounting something that's "wicked cool" on a hybrid negate any wicked coolness? I mean, hybrids are in the same class of bike as recumbents and trikes.

And snobs have any room to talk?

With good reason.

GP is right. No offense to any hybrid owners, but they are far from "wicked cool."

OP - why do you want a bash ring on a road ridden hybrid?

Maybe he's jumping off curbs or doing some technical urban downhill

Have you checked out:

bbgbashguard
Their website was having issues a week ago, but I think it is back up now.

any bike you ride is as cool as you think it is... it is your bike and yours is the only opinion that matters.

the only time the opinions of others matter is if you are trying to sell something.

Delusions of excessive self-importance is not a good reason. Snobs are a dime a dozen, and over priced at that.

One person's cool is another's ugly. If they like them, so what?

Here are links to a couple of options I found on eBay that will cover a 48-tooth ring:

TEAMSSX New Driveline Chain Guard 48T BCD 104mm 126G Red | eBay

Shun Crank Chainring Guard Bike Chain for MTB BCD 104mm 44T 48T | eBay

I like the look of the Shun model better. Be sure to choose the correct tooth-count and color from the drop-down menus if you order one.

OP, I worry that you lack the mechanical skills to get the guard properly mounted. You'll need to partially disassemble your current chainring set and replace the bolts in order to mount either of the above guards. You could end up needing to buy a crank puller in order to remove and reinstall the drive-side crank-arm. It's easy to damage expensive parts when you lack experience.

+1.

A little bit of bling is a good thing. I look at a bike frame as a sort of artistic canvas. At touch of color here and there adds fun. And frankly, I like the aggressive look of a bash guard. I run 22/36/bash configurations on my mountain bikes, and kids immediately "get" why I do that.

There's a practical side too. A guard will keep one's pant-leg from getting entangled in the chain. It can also keep your calf from getting gashed by the big ring should you slip off the pedal. Chain rings get dirty, and a guard hides the dirt.

The OP's bike is black. That's a great canvas. A red seatpost clamp. Some red water-bottle bolts. Get some of those KCNC red derailleur jockey-wheel bolts (subtle!), maybe some red stem spacers. I'd run it as 26/36/bash myself, but keeping the big ring is ok too. Lots to have fun with. Lots of possibilities.

Thanks for your help. I'm not going to validate most of the other junk posted on this thread by responding to it.

So, I can dump the 48-tooth ring and slap a bash guard on there instead? Would that affect how the crank arm attaches or how it looks? I rarely use that big ring, if it's the one I think it is.

Quicktrigger, Obed - Thanks for speaking up.

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Yes. You can remove that big ring - if it is not riveted in place. Do you have four bolts that turn with a hex wrench? Or do you have four rivets?

The world is your oyster without that big ring. Tons of options. Most will work with existing bolts. The two I linked to earlier will cover your 36 tooth middle ring. They each replace your current large ring.

Here is a photo I took of my 1x setup recently. That bash guard that you see sits in place of what used to be my 44 tooth ring. It was a drop in replacement for the big ring.

I hope the photo shows. Uploading from phone, and the process is confusing.

I see what you're saying. Oh, and my current bash guard is anchored with 4 screws, no rivets. I may indeed replace that big ring. But how, then, do I make sure my derailor (SP) doesn't try to shift onto the non-existent big ring? Oh well. That's something the bike shop can help me with.

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The four small screws secure a chain guard. It probably is not a bash guard per se, because it would probably just shatter if you bashed it.

So that part you would just unscrew and put in a drawer.

That leaves three rings secured by - hopefully - what are termed as chain ring bolts. Usually the two larger rings share the same set of four bolts, and the little ring stands alone.

Undo the four main chain ring bolts. Remove bi ring. Replace with bash guard. Tighten bolts.

Sometimes it is difficult to get at the back side of those bolts. Sometimes I have to remove the crank arm and undo the small ring to get at the other bolts. That is when it helps to have the tools and experience, or a friend with same.

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Here is a short video:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WaYRxCJ_GMA

Hope it is good. Can't watch on phone from the restaurant without bothering people.

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Btw, I just now "got" your forum name. LOL. That's a good one.

You may need one of these for the backside depending on the chainring bolts.

http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/images/TL6123.jpg

A coin or a screwdriver will work in a pinch, but it has always been my opinion that you get the right tool for the job. A butter knife can be used as a flat head screwdriver, but having a flathead screwdriver is much better.