I'm thinking along the lines of the Blackspire Dewlie, MRP Long Range Patrol or eThirteen DRS.
Would be looking to work with SLX chainset, 36t chainring and BB mount cos I don't have ISCG.
What are they like to use? Any noticable drag or noise?
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Double and bash chain devices - recommendations?
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Posted 3 years ago #
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Have an ethirteen DRS, bb mounted, it's great, don't even notice it's there and don't have any noticable drag.
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I have a Blackspire Stinger on 1 bike, and a DRS on the other. When I come to replace them I will get another stinger, as its lighter, cheaper, easier to setup quieter and has never dropped the chain.
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I've had a DRS for a few years and it is fine, but I'd get a stinger next time.
£22 for a stinger + a bash vs. £120 (in the LBS) for a DRS? No competition. They work pretty much identically.
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Hmm, interesting (and money saving) comments on the Stinger...
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If you have a full sus frame with pivots anywhere near the BB then check with the manufacturers what they recommend, because some devices may not fit. Stinger should be OK, but anything with a boomerang might interfere with the pivot.
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Third the Stinger. I have one and a DRS, and while the DRS is much more burly-looking and can cope with weird BB widths better, in use they are pretty much identical.
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anything with a boomerang might interfere with the pivot.
Noted, cheers for the heads up.
So far it's seeming like a bit of a no brainer - even from people who own the more expensive competition. Nice honesty, appreciated
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E13 now offer a simplified and slimmed down version of the DRS calle dthe DS. Its a bottom roller only affair similar to the Stinger so might be worth a look.
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How much is the DS richie?
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£55 from merlin or £35 without bash, just bought one and is identical to the RS except it has a steel backplate rather than alloy, same roller set-up on both
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Stinger, SLX cranks and dual front mech works very well. Haven't dropped the chain once.
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Ive got a e thirteen DRS and it has worked faultlessly, from what i can see the new ds guides dont have a inside slider plate so they may make a racket when in the granny ring?
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