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Hi all,

I'm moving from a double and bash set up with a road cassette at the back to 1 x 10. I will therefore require a chain guide of some sort. I have never ran one before as I never had any chains drop off with just a front mech. I was therefore thinking that some like the E13 XCX may be the answer. Obviously a full chain guide would be more secure but I'm struggling to justify circa £100 for something that I may not require.

What are other peoples thoughts and experiences?


 
Posted : 07/01/2012 8:37 am
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What bike? Does it have iscg tabs?
Huge amount of previous threads on this.
I use 1x9 and use a blackspire dsx device. Works great. Giant reign.


 
Posted : 07/01/2012 8:48 am
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It will be on my lt hardtail.


 
Posted : 07/01/2012 8:56 am
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I use a Superstar top guide, with a bodged seat tube mount. Never dropped the chain, seems spot on to me!


 
Posted : 07/01/2012 9:02 am
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Superstar do one for £17. Only had it one for a couple of rides but it seems to do the job and doesn't require iscg mounts.

http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=56&products_id=362


 
Posted : 07/01/2012 9:06 am
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Unless your rad to the max gnar on a hardtail the Superstar is all you need.


 
Posted : 07/01/2012 9:09 am
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Njee, gingerss and messiah what bikes do you run?


 
Posted : 07/01/2012 9:21 am
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Mmmbop, and I am rad to the max gnar :mrgreen:

I run an old Forge thing which is like the superstar. With a non ramped single speed type chainring I've never lost the chain.


 
Posted : 07/01/2012 9:31 am
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It seems to me that it will be ok. Guess it worth trying to start off with?!


 
Posted : 07/01/2012 10:04 am
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Trek Top Fuel.


 
Posted : 07/01/2012 1:51 pm
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MRP.. no contest


 
Posted : 07/01/2012 1:59 pm
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I have the e13 ones on all my bikes apart from my Anthem which has a pressfit BB so I have to use the superstar one. Just sold a Superstar BB one too- they're not a patch on the e13. Noisy, drop the chain more and the bolts all seem to come loose. A genuinely substandard product, and I think even though the e13 is £20 more it does it's job, while the superstar doesn't. So it's better value.

Run mine on a Giant Anthem, Evil Sovereign and Ellsworth. Have friends running the e13 and MRP on Fives, Commencal Metas and more. Another mate runs the superstar on a Remedy and you can hear him coming a mile off.


 
Posted : 07/01/2012 2:06 pm
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MRP 1.X here on 3 bikes. Had them for a little over a year now. Really good - chain just won't come off.

Second the comments on the Superstar ones falling apart - the tiny grub screws that hold them together just don't work.

GB


 
Posted : 07/01/2012 2:29 pm