Forum menu
Chain pip - as sugg...
 

Chain pip - as suggested in the last issue

Posts: 6316
Full Member
Topic starter
 

In the "old tech" article I liked the idea of making a chain pip to hold the chain when removing the wheel...so I modelled one and printed it.

Version 1 seems to work ๐Ÿ™‚

Might make the zip-tie groove a bit deeper in V2.

IMG_20240505_233929_887IMG_20240505_233939_710IMG_20240505_234309_063IMG_20240505_234350_045


 
Posted : 06/05/2024 12:50 am
Posts: 9266
Full Member
 

Orange bikes used to put them on their frames. Not sure if they still do but its such a handy little feature

So well done ๐Ÿ™‚

Not sure about the colour choice though.


 
Posted : 06/05/2024 1:26 am
Posts: 6316
Full Member
Topic starter
 

Not sure about the colour choice though

What was in the printer - I'll do one in black at some point 😁


 
Posted : 06/05/2024 8:57 am
mrchrist and mrchrist reacted
Posts: 8857
Full Member
 

They certainly were handy in the days of QRs but these days I stick the through axle back in before I lose it and let the chain hang over that. ย Though I suppose they still have their use for holding the chain up as you put the wheel back in.


 
Posted : 06/05/2024 11:54 am
Posts: 1874
Full Member
 

My custom frame has one and I never use it. ย It's not really necessary with the cage lock on Sram mechs. May be a different story with Shimano though.


 
Posted : 06/05/2024 12:53 pm
Posts: 6316
Full Member
Topic starter
 

Though I suppose they still have their use for holding the chain up as you put the wheel back in.

This is my thinking.

Anyway, it weighs nothing, and definitely made putting my wheel in easier, so it's a win in my eyes 😉


 
Posted : 06/05/2024 6:56 pm
wheelsonfire1, Mark, wheelsonfire1 and 1 people reacted
Posts: 3060
Full Member
 

Yes, I miss a chain pip. I realised my new Wo had a rack mount in just the right place!IMG_2618


 
Posted : 07/05/2024 8:30 pm
fruitbat, ajantom, fruitbat and 1 people reacted
Posts: 9606
Full Member
 

My two classic steel bikes have them. Handy flinging the bike in the boot on race days with the pip.


 
Posted : 07/05/2024 9:01 pm
Posts: 1359
Full Member
 

My RockLobster has one, but I've realised I've probably never remembered it was there when I could have made use of it.


 
Posted : 08/05/2024 8:50 am