Milwaukee "Crusher" Street Guard
#1
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.

Last edited by deathhare; 02-24-08 at 09:00 AM.
#8
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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.
#9
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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...
#11
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.
#14
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From: gainesville
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
#15
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From: California one of 925's Finest
Bikes: I have a really old road bike i want to build into a fixie then i have a bmx bike a terribleone
#18
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.
#20
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From: San Francisco
Bikes: Steelman eurocross, Surly CrossCheck, IRO Rob Roy...
^^^ 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
Last edited by sfcrossrider; 02-24-08 at 08:33 PM.
#21
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.
#23
I think you mean running 144 BCD. Most cross riders are using 130, I'd imagine. And 130 BCD bashguards cost like $12.






