Who uses a Chain Catcher?

Brownyboy

Does anyone find them invaluable or is it just a slightly pointless accessory?

Just wondering, as I can't remember the last time my chain came off, however, new bike on the way and I'm already dead precious about it.

bristolpete

I do. I use Rotor and use a rotor chain catcher - whilst I don't drop my chain I prefer to be safe, rather it there than a huge mark on the frame.

When I bought my Venge, Specialized supplied one in the box which is now on second bike duties.

g00se

I've got a deda dog fang. I unshipped the chain once due to a mis-alligned front mech. I've since fixed that but got it just on case.

Brownyboy

I may as well bang one on. Chain smacking onto carbon can't be a good thing

keef66

Epic fitted a Dog Fang to mine but I didn't notice it for several weeks. Never dropped the chain off the small ring but a couple of times I managed to overshift and throw it off the big ring onto the crank. (cable tension / limit screws now adjusted so this can't happen)

MrChuck

My Scott came with a little bit of plastic to keep the chain off the carbon, but it's not a chain catcher in the style of the ones the pro teams are using- it sits quite low down. I wouldn't say it's a pointless accessory, but if there hadn't been something already fitted I probably wouldn't have gone out of my way to get one.

onlyonearrow

I hadn't considered until I read this recent thread:
http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40004&t=12834666&p=17430500&hilit=chain+catcher#p17430500

I've had my chain come of once when climbing - no serious consequences or any marks to frame. But since deda dog fangs can be found for £4.50 on ebay, thought better safe than sorry.

Brownyboy

Why are K Edge's so expensive? Three times the price of a Rotor! Are the Rotor's just copies of a K Edge design?

ajb72

After a chain slip made a mess of my old Cervelo RS, I now fit the Token version which was around £10. Worth every penny

nickellis

Anyone got any idea if the Token K-Edge catchers can be fitting to Ultegra 6700 clamp FD. I don't really want to start clamping sh!te to my carbon frame if I can help it. I looked at the Shimano tech docs to see if there was a bolt anywhere but couldn't tell.

maddog 2

they need to fitted to a braze on mech. Otherwise you'll need a catcher with it's own clamp.

I've used Rotor, K-edge and Token. Rotor and K-edge are both sturdy. Token is more flimsy.

pilot_pete

I use a large cable tie, which does the trick nicely. Just place the fat end of the cable tie next to the inside edge of the little ring, I took my crank off to put it in the right place and then re-fitted the crank. £6.50 for 100 big cable ties from my local engineering supplies shop...

PP

flasher

Pilot Pete wrote:

I use a large cable tie, which does the trick nicely. Just place the fat end of the cable tie next to the inside edge of the little ring, I took my crank off to put it in the right place and then re-fitted the crank. £6.50 for 100 big cable ties from my local engineering supplies shop...

Where's the bling in that

nickellis

I use a large cable tie, which does the trick nicely.

Do they come in metallic blue, as I'm a bit of a wannabe pro, and want my bike to look the cats whiskers...

Dadmo

Never used one until the day a dropped chain removed a chunk of paint from the chainstay of my RS - have now fitted a Rotor, in a rather fetching shade of red

ajb72

Pilot Pete wrote:

I use a large cable tie, which does the trick nicely. Just place the fat end of the cable tie next to the inside edge of the little ring, I took my crank off to put it in the right place and then re-fitted the crank. £6.50 for 100 big cable ties from my local engineering supplies shop...

PP

I thought the idea of a chain catcher was to keep a slipped chain away form the frameset, as well as preventing it dropping to the bb. I can see how your cable tie prevents the chain dropping, but doesn't the chain still rub against the down tube?

pilot_pete

ajb72 wrote:

I thought the idea of a chain catcher was to keep a slipped chain away form the frameset, as well as preventing it dropping to the bb. I can see how your cable tie prevents the chain dropping, but doesn't the chain still rub against the down tube?

Errr, the idea is that if the chain over shifts from big to small ring it contacts the cable tie 'head' which prevents it dropping and it pops back onto the small ring. So it doesn't actually come into contact with any part of the frame.

PP