jay clock
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- Hampshire UK
My touring bike is being prepped for my ride across the US www.usacycle2018.com
I decided (perhaps unnecessarily!) to replace all the chain rings. Outer two are original (maybe 10k km) middle one half that.
Anyway, I bought three new rings that all seem to fit but the existing plastic bash guard won't fit. The old largest chainring has four holes with a thread in and allen bolts that fit just in and do not protrude. New one as same holes but not threaded
pic here https://www.dropbox.com/s/iu9frkmg4j12jzg/File 06-01-2018, 17 19 09.jpeg?dl=0
Various solutions - suggestions welcome
1 Put old ring back on (it is ok I think!) with old guard
2 Use new ring with no guard. I will be cycling with sandals so that just looks a little too much like a toe/sawmill combination
3 Find some way of fixing the current guard on
4 Buy a different guard of some type
5 Buy new chainset (9 speed) with built in guard)
6 Some other cunning plan!
FWIW it is on Hollowtech II axle. I have seen devices that screw on to the centre of the crank, but needs to be threaded
Any cunning plans?
Jay Clock
I decided (perhaps unnecessarily!) to replace all the chain rings. Outer two are original (maybe 10k km) middle one half that.
Anyway, I bought three new rings that all seem to fit but the existing plastic bash guard won't fit. The old largest chainring has four holes with a thread in and allen bolts that fit just in and do not protrude. New one as same holes but not threaded
pic here https://www.dropbox.com/s/iu9frkmg4j12jzg/File 06-01-2018, 17 19 09.jpeg?dl=0
Various solutions - suggestions welcome
1 Put old ring back on (it is ok I think!) with old guard
2 Use new ring with no guard. I will be cycling with sandals so that just looks a little too much like a toe/sawmill combination
3 Find some way of fixing the current guard on
4 Buy a different guard of some type
5 Buy new chainset (9 speed) with built in guard)
6 Some other cunning plan!
FWIW it is on Hollowtech II axle. I have seen devices that screw on to the centre of the crank, but needs to be threaded
Any cunning plans?
Jay Clock