Chain guide, which is strong ?

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raph11

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 10:15

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Hello,

I have a E-thirteen Lg1 chain guide on my DH bike (flatline) but I'm not so happy with it, I broke twice the little piece that holds the pulley and a few days ago I snatched both lower parts...

So my question is what chain guide is stronger or better enginered ?

What about this blackspire ?

or the straitline ?

or any other ?

Any feed back is very welcome Smile

raph11

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 7:33	Quote
Any advice ?

bigburd

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 14:10

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raph11 wrote:

Any advice ?

Of the two you have shown I would take the blackspire for toughness , one of the gamuts selling points is it's very low wieght as you can see from the skinny back plate.
If you can get hold of the older E-13 devices with the full bash ring they are tough as hell.

raph11

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 15:12	Quote
thanks for your opinion ! I think I ll give a try to the blackspire, chain guide weight is not an criterion on my 20kg bike ^^

bigburd

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 9:38

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raph11 wrote:

thanks for your opinion ! I think I ll give a try to the blackspire, chain guide weight is not an criterion on my 20kg bike ^^

Same here dude , I would take some thing that last years over some thing that saves 50 grammes any day Smile

raph11

Posted: May 26, 2012 at 15:30	Quote
One more question, will this blackspire fit to my flatline, with a saint crank ? I readed somewhere that I have to watchout that it s compatible, is it ?

bibas5

Posted: May 26, 2012 at 15:36	Quote
You should try the mrp g2, awsome chain guide, my chain always stayed where supposed and strong.

raph11

Posted: May 26, 2012 at 16:08	Quote
No thanks, MRP G2 has the same system as LG1 which I exactly want to change...

bigburd

Posted: May 27, 2012 at 0:36	Quote
I can't see why the blackspire wont work with saints and your frame it's not an unusual design

raph11

Posted: May 27, 2012 at 4:17	Quote
ok, fine I asked because I readed something about some chainguide that are not compatible with saint cranks, but maybe I misunderstood.

bigburd

Posted: May 27, 2012 at 13:05	Quote
Maybe on the 2012 ones perhaps but I have not heard anything about them , ran many guides with my saints over the years with no probs.