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[Closed] How hard would it be to make a k edge thingy

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[url= http://www.wiggle.co.uk/k-edge-chain-catcher/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=k%20edge%20chain%20catcher&utm_campaign=k-edge%201&referid=googwig&utm_adgroup=k-edge_Chain%20Catcher ]
One of these?[/url]

They're meant to be brilliant, but I'm thinking you could make one yourself for a lot less then £27.


 
Posted : 13/04/2011 1:18 pm
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Brilliant for what? Does you chain fall off regularly?

I'm interested in one of these though...

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Posted : 13/04/2011 1:21 pm
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They only work with braze on mechs.
Do work well though.


 
Posted : 13/04/2011 1:47 pm
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Token make exactly the same thing, but for £10.99 better value i think 🙂

Link - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?PartnerID=79&ModelID=58049


 
Posted : 13/04/2011 1:49 pm
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surely setting your front mech up correctly stops it dropping off? Am I missing something here?

And yes, you could make one yourself for less. By an offcut of all yplate from ebay or metalsupermarket. Get to work with a hacksaw and file (or milling machine if you have access)
Anodising might be tricky though.


 
Posted : 13/04/2011 2:05 pm
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I fancy one of the chain suck ones. They list wiggle as their importer but wiggle don't list it as a product.


 
Posted : 13/04/2011 2:13 pm
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[url= http://www.hibike.com/shop/product/p9c8531151f9bf883c0867a3e1777985f/K-Edge-ACS-Anti-Chain-Suck-Device.html ]hibike for anti-chain-suck[/url]


 
Posted : 13/04/2011 2:30 pm
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I'm liking the look of those anti-chain suck plates.

For some reason on my Helius the chain does fall off when descending over rough stuff some times and every once in a while I get a little bit of suck, especially when the chain gets very dry on long 4hr plus rides.


 
Posted : 13/04/2011 3:55 pm
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£57.46 from HiBike or £40 direct... not cheap either way.


 
Posted : 13/04/2011 3:59 pm
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I thought they were twenty five quid. Worth a go at that I thought. Shame they want silly money for them.


 
Posted : 13/04/2011 4:08 pm
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Tis a bit steep when you consider their installation instructions pretty much say "log onto the website and download the instructions". 25 quid and they couldn't even bother to print off a bit of paper to pop inside (yes, saving the planet blah blah).


 
Posted : 13/04/2011 4:47 pm
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The chainsuck thing's pretty new, so not fully at the market yet. I'll not be buying one but I think I will be stealing the idea and modding a Stinger to do the same thing.

Kind of confused what the chain drop thing's actually for, seems like a solution for a problem that shouldn't exist. but ymmv of course.


 
Posted : 13/04/2011 7:10 pm