derailleur guard?

howsmyriding27

should i get a derailleur guard (loop of metal that goes over rear derailleur) for my bike to protect the derailleur when i crash? i know its the sort of thing you get on kids' bikes but it could save me a bit of money as i do loads of jumps and do crash a bit

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Dodgex1

What bike and mech?

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howsmyriding27

its a giant STP2 with Shimano Alivio 8 speed shifter, Acera rear mech

not much but i dont have loads of money to spend on fancy stuff and repairs


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KeelKlein

It has been noted in the LBS that these guards can and do bend frames, just a word of warning.

Rear mechs ain't that expensive so i wouldn't bother.

howsmyriding27

really? interesting... but i suppose if u got it caught on something then as it is bolted onto the frame it could bend the frame

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toddy

the only thing i can sugest is to go single speed, so you dont have a mech to dammage

toddy
i have got an identiti 666 pro frame for x-mas
and i got a giant ac2 with z1 triples that cost me œ300

TSawyer

What about a "hanger banger"?

They fit onto the wheel axle and screw into the derailleur.

On-One make one as do M:Parts (Madison)


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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by toddy</i>

the only thing i can sugest is to go single speed, so you dont have a mech to dammage

toddy
i have got an identiti 666 pro frame for x-mas
and i got a giant ac2 with z1 triples that cost me œ300

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But depending if you have horizontal dropouts or not. If you don't you need a chain tensioner, which works in nearly the same way as a rear mech.

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howsmyriding27

on my giant ive got a single chain tensioner at the front on the bottom which is really good but sometimes the chain just bounces off the top which is really annoying.

the hanger banger thing looks good - except the price - some little bolt thing for œ30!!it must be really good otherwise they are a rip off


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euan_333

Just get a deore mech if the current one breaks, but learn how to set it up well. Thats your best bet, IMO.

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