Milwaukee "Crusher" Street Guard
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Milwaukee "Crusher" Street Guard
What are your thoughts on this bashgaurd crap for $120? I mean every good tarck bike needs a bashgaurd right?
Are Eddie Roman and Vic Murphy involved with this **** or something? Is the Sprocket Pocket its 90s prototype? Hell yes it is. Has Ben's ever heard of that? Doubtful.
If so, i bet or they would have built it right...like they did in 1990. Or would they have? I mean at least you could slide on those. Oh but if it werent CNCed Tough ass 2024 T6 Aluminum!! HELL YEAH! MOTHER ****ER!! they couldnt sell it for so much. There's no money in plastic damn it.
(If you know what a Sprocket Pocket is without google you get a prize)
My thoughts...its completely stupid.
Discuss, tell me yours brothers.
Are Eddie Roman and Vic Murphy involved with this **** or something? Is the Sprocket Pocket its 90s prototype? Hell yes it is. Has Ben's ever heard of that? Doubtful.
If so, i bet or they would have built it right...like they did in 1990. Or would they have? I mean at least you could slide on those. Oh but if it werent CNCed Tough ass 2024 T6 Aluminum!! HELL YEAH! MOTHER ****ER!! they couldnt sell it for so much. There's no money in plastic damn it.
(If you know what a Sprocket Pocket is without google you get a prize)
My thoughts...its completely stupid.
Discuss, tell me yours brothers.
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the price is totally nuts but im not against the idea of chainguards. whys that one so ****ing thick though?
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WOW just what we all need, that is amazing hopeful they will be available it many colors so I can match it to my other parts or the socks I a wearing.
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Sprocket pockets man, my brother had one of those in a stash of old bmx junk, made by havok I think, just a plastic bash guard thing, I remember him telling me about the advertisements, something along the lines of saving money for tattoos, because tattoos are for rad people.
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Problem solved:
https://www.pricepoint.com/detail/112...-Bashguard.htm
For all your fixed gear downhill mountain biking needs...
https://www.pricepoint.com/detail/112...-Bashguard.htm
For all your fixed gear downhill mountain biking needs...
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This is the probably the biggest sign of fixed gear shark-jumping I can think of, until faux track bikes start showing up at Target.
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I use one, beats a thrown chain anyday. However, that price is absolutely ridiculous. I made mine out of an old Rock Ring. Use pliers to pop the teeth off and then just just file everything smooth. Maybe should have drilled some holes in it and made DOLLARZ!!!
You can kind of see it here.
You can kind of see it here.
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i'm going to just put an 80s, downtube mounted bmx bashguard on my track bike. i'm going to have some much raditude.
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THRASHguard
also history of the bashguard. this was a good read.
https://arkbmx.tripod.com/id113.htm
also history of the bashguard. this was a good read.
https://arkbmx.tripod.com/id113.htm
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Yep, that was it....
It was junk. I ruined it in about 3 hours. I didnt know what i was doing.
Next bike i had was a red bashgaurd Bully.
Its cool to see em on that site.
It was junk. I ruined it in about 3 hours. I didnt know what i was doing.
Next bike i had was a red bashgaurd Bully.
Its cool to see em on that site.
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i started riding bmx at the tail end of the bashguard trend but i always wanted one since i saw a gt tour at my lbs with a bolt on one. it was the best looking bike i had ever seen.
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Honestly, I don't know why anyone would want to run a ring that big with a bashguard. If you're banging your chainring on that many things, you should go to a smaller ring for more clearance.
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^^^ Yup. Unless you're racing/riding SS, or FG cross it's useless (and screams poser ******bag). ^^^
Bash guards are used on mountain bikes in rocky, or wooded areas so your chainring doesn't get "bashed" on rocks, or at log crossings. If you're in those areas on a bike with 700c tires... you're either stupid, or John Tomac.
Description of a chain guard.
https://cyclocrossworld.stores.yahoo....ealchgufo.html
Bash guards are used on mountain bikes in rocky, or wooded areas so your chainring doesn't get "bashed" on rocks, or at log crossings. If you're in those areas on a bike with 700c tires... you're either stupid, or John Tomac.
Description of a chain guard.
https://cyclocrossworld.stores.yahoo....ealchgufo.html
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Even then, it's stupidly ridiculously ********ly overpriced for what it is. Not to mention the fact that most people running SS/FG cross aren't going to be using 130bcd cranks.
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I think you mean running 144 BCD. Most cross riders are using 130, I'd imagine. And 130 BCD bashguards cost like $12.