Looking for some experience/recommendations [Caution weight weenie content]
I’m finishing building a very light 120/100 FS. I’m building it 1×9 at the moment.
Its going to be used on 24hr races and marathon type events but also as a singletrack weapon 🙂 I will still be riding it prety hard and fast over some rough terrain, in fact the local loop, the monkey/dog at Cannock is pretty damn rough there are so many braking bumps. But other examples would be the gap in the black mountains and assorted peaks routes. Really big stuff sees the 160 bike come out so dont imagine I’m doonhalling this thing but its not just going to be ridden round a mooth field…
Now, I hate chain slap and I will need some form of chain retention, it must be light.The biggest question is will something like the Rohloff, with carbon plates for weight weenieness, or the Paul chainkeeper be fine or is something more substantial and secure going to satisfy my quiet and secure desires?
I’ve been looking at:
Glorified front deraillers:
Rohloff(modified) – £50 (80) ~ 70g(50g)
Paul chainkeeper ~£50 ~ 65g
More secure stuff
MRP Lopes – not keen on looks, 100g, not too bad, good security
Weeze the end – pretty but expensive – £150 75g
Carbocage mini – pretty, but expensive 90g £135
So how much security will I need? Are the bigger devices, with jockey wheels at the bottom overkill? Even if they do look pimp 🙂