Single-ring on the front, shorter chain ?

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  • Chunkers1980
    Chunkers1980 Posts: 8,035
    Yes, but there must be instructions?
  • weeksy59
    weeksy59 Posts: 2,606
    Another here...

    I rekon you're right mate...

    Spanners back out tomorrow :)

    Hahaha... instructions from Superstar... only if they're on a pack of Haribo :)

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  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    Yeah, the cage on the guide needs to literally be as close to the chain as you can possibly get it (1/2mm) to stop the chain coming off. A bit of rub is normal, a bit annoying, but I just ignore it.
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  • DodgeT
    DodgeT Posts: 2,255
    As above, closer the better, otherwise it won't do its job properly.
  • weeksy59
    weeksy59 Posts: 2,606
    IT's much closer now lads... TBH i doubt it's a big worry as the bike is an XC bike and has never in it's life dropped the chain. I don't take it to the big stuff, i have an AM bike for that.

    No pics though... raining again.
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  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    You'd be surprised, a quick backpedal over anything even a little bumpy can derail the chain.
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    weeksy59 wrote:
    IT's much closer now lads... TBH i doubt it's a big worry as the bike is an XC bike and has never in it's life dropped the chain. I don't take it to the big stuff, i have an AM bike for that.

    No pics though... raining again.
    when you have a front mech, that keeps things running in the front. Now there's no mech, you will need something.
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  • the phantom pieman
    the phantom pieman Posts: 165
    YeehaaMcgee wrote:
    when you have a front mech, that keeps things running in the front. Now there's no mech, you will need something.
    So you could leave on the front mech and adjust the throw screws ....
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    Yes, absolutely.
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  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    One of the guys riding with us in the alps just cable tied his front mech up so that it didn't move and got rid of the shifter. Didn't work as well as a proper chain guide, but it did the job.
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    Why use cable ties when you already have limit screws built into it though?
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  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    Tried that, they weren't long enough.
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  • weeksy59
    weeksy59 Posts: 2,606
    ilovedirt wrote:
    Tried that, they weren't long enough.
    Yeah i tried that too but no good, only worked for 5 gears, other 5 rubbed.

    Mine is all fitted and working, although i'm debating whether the chainguide will be going back to Superstar with the description of '$^%^%&$%& load of %$£$$ as it has a tendancy to move and flap about no matter how tight i do up the bolts.

    It has 1 last try... then comes off and goes back to them.
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  • DodgeT
    DodgeT Posts: 2,255
    Which bit is moving and flapping about?

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