Shimano rear mech with "clutch" - chainstay protector?

thebluevoice

Hiya!

I've ordered a shiny new full sus bike which comes with a XT shadow plus rear mech.

Will the clutch thing on this be sufficient to render a chainstay cover redundant?

If not, which one would people suggest for a canyon nerve 29er (chainstay length is 450mm but not sure of its circumference...)

cheers!

cooldad

Old inner tube and cable ties.

buddy_club

cooldad wrote:

Old inner tube and cable ties.

Chunkers1980

spend all that money on a new shiny bike and put that shite on it? I'd buy a proper one for around a tenner.

The Rookie

I use a neoprene one as it's lighter, great protection even without a clutched mech, so with......

Giraffoto

I use a neoprene one - Lizard Skins looks nice - or rubber electrical tape which, with a bit of care, can look like a custom made component. It's probably my overactive imagination that keeps me from having anything that's not thoroughly secured next to all those moving parts.

reformedfatty

Depends if you remember to switch the clutch mech to on before riding off I frequently forget to do this.

The Rookie

Why not leave it on? Or do you remove the wheels a lot?

warpcow

With the clutch on it's still needed in my experience. Another vote for old inner-tubes.

thebluevoice

Thanks for the responses.

Being as the bike is new & shiny, I'll put a neoprene one on it then, the old hardtail can have the used inner tube

kinioo

Chunkers1980 wrote:

spend all that money on a new shiny bike and put that shite on it? I'd buy a proper one for around a tenner.

...or maybe £20...

...Well, I have just bought a brand new shiny bike, but I ride it in my old, used, dusted, kit...is that mean I should buy a brand new kit to match my 'new bike' ???????

Back to the question, I use neoprene one but would go with inner tube and ties next time.

cooldad

An XT Sharkfin. Retro awesomeness.

Chunkers1980

Even they were a bit shite. They can unstruck and needed to be cable tied down at the back. Just mark prevention rather than shutting it up.

reformedfatty

The Rookie wrote:

Why not leave it on? Or do you remove the wheels a lot?

My car is not the most practical at bike carrying - cant fit a roof rack and it's both wheels off to get it in the boot so gets switched on/off a lot.

The Rookie

Fair enough, I'd sort of guessed that, just need to get into the habit of flicking it on!

My old HT had a neoprene protector (MBUK freebie) on it, after 4 years when it finally came off the paint on the stay was unmarked. Cheap ones can be had off ebay for about a fiver, or Lizard skins are circa £8-10. Halfords stock them.

Giraffoto

kinioo wrote:

Chunkers1980 wrote:

spend all that money on a new shiny bike and put that shite on it? I'd buy a proper one for around a tenner.

...or maybe £20...

...Well, I have just bought a brand new shiny bike, but I ride it in my old, used, dusted kit...does that mean I should buy brand new kit to match my 'new bike' ???????
. . .

Is that even a question? Of course you need a load of lovely new kit to go with your shiny new bike!

rockmonkeysc

I have found old innertubes more effective than neoprene guards. They last forever, fit virtually any bike perfectly and kill the noise better. Neoprene guards wear pretty quickly and look like crap. The innertube on my DH bike is over two years old and still looks like the day I fitted it. Take your time to do a neat job and it looks fine.

The Rookie

My neoprene was on for four years, just started looking tatty, paint underneath was perfect, sounds fine to me!