After having my fancy bike pinched by some footpads and cutpurses; and since it wasn't insured and I haven't got any money -I'm cobbling a hardtail together out of bits and pieces.
I've got most of the bits now, but I've only got an old singlespeed chainset and no front derailleur.
So, is anyone running 1 x 9 without a (horribly ugly) chainguide, or does the chain come off endlessly? (I was always in the same ring at the front anyway).
I'm running 1x9 on my commuter (46 tooth up front). Some days it'll drop off a few times, most days it's fine.
I ran 1x9 for a week or two without any guards. Came off once to the outside and chain got twisted by crank arm - could have easily broken chain doing that.
Now running BBG outer bashguard and N-gear inner jump stop, working fine, total cost about £25.
http://www.bbgbashguard.com/Mountainbike.html
http://www.billys.co.uk/english/group.php?prod=chng-js
Yup I run a 1x9 set up without a horribly ugly chainguide...
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chain stays on all the time, over rocks, roots, jumps the lot. Before I fitted the N-Gear Jumpstop and bashguard though it used to come off when riding over the rough stuff unless I carried on pedaling through it.
Kev
That's tidy Keva.
When I first tried 1x9, it stayed on fine on roads when the derailler was still. But came off all the time off-road as the derailler waggled about. Fitted an E13 Hive.
That is really tidy Keva - I was really trying to avoid a chain guide - but a bashring's alright, and I'd never seen those little jump stops before...
you can just run a front mech if you're trying to do things on the cheap
How about 1x9 on roadbike?? Thinking about sticking a roadie cassette on the roadrat with a roadie mech. Is some monstrosity at the front still advisable or am I likely to get away with it?
How about 1x9 on roadbike?? Thinking about sticking a roadie cassette on the roadrat with a roadie mech. Is some monstrosity at the front still advisable or am I likely to get away with it?
probably be alright on the road without a neat little jump-stop and bashguard. If you feel the urge to ride over catttle grids and drain covers just keep pedaling to tension the chain, that way it won't fall off.
Kev
shorten the chain and get a nice lengthed tooth chain ring, no dropped chain for the past 12 months
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the n-stop is coming off too
Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have a winner, we'll have a go with a long toothed chainring; and if I get horribly killed, I'll rethink the plan!
Richcc - I run my Roadrat with a XT mech / cassette on the back, only had the chain drop of the front once when going way to fast over some speed bumps. Now looking to put a bigger ring on the front.
RD that chainring looks very close to the chainstay. 😕
Yep it does look close in that pic, the longer teeth help the illusion too, had no issues with it though