1X Drivetrain Chainguides - WHY Not use a Front Road Der?

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Jmdesignz2
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1X Drivetrain Chainguides - WHY Not use a Front Road Der?

I was thinking of using a road front der - old one - bend out the cage?

The MRP weigh about 80g so I think an old road der like Record carbon 10s would weigh less without the cable clamp/bolt

Could probably take out the cage bolt too?

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Perhaps it would work but im not sure you'll get the same adjustability. The inner width is also not the same and the chain could get caught between the cage and ring or frame

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I think I've dropped my chain once in several years of using a narrow wide chainring. And, it was almost certainly due to the fact that the chainring in question was worn out.

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LeDuke wrote:I think I've dropped my chain once in several years of using a narrow wide chainring. And, it was almost certainly due to the fact that the chainring in question was worn out.


Do you use a clutch rear der?

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Of course.

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I don't. And I used to have 2-3 chain drops per ride. Now with a new Wolftooth 32t NW Oval and a new-ish 11speed chain, I have had exactly 0 drops in the last 4 months.

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by mattyNorm

A front derailleur will certainly work but it will look clunky and be noisy. Narrow-wide chainrings work extremely well and look much cleaner!

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by SportingGoods

Definitely a FD will NOT work. If your drive train has a tendency to drop the chain then it will still do with a FD.

1/ As already mentioned the first thing to do is to use a Narrow-Wide chainring. This will prevent all chain drop initiated from the top of the chainring.
2/ Second thing to do is to use a clutched RD. This will prevent all chain drop initiated from the bottom of the chainring.

This should fix 99% of problems.
Then, if you have a very aggressive ride (lots of big drops, fast stone-garden...) a chain tensioner like the Bionicon c.guide eco is cheap, very light and will do the job without any downside.

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by Getter

I do shuttle and lift assisted rides on my full suspension. I have yet to drop a chain. I'm running a 30T Wolf Tooth and a ZEE rear derailleur.

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devinci
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Like others have sqid, a nw ring with a clutch derailleur works perfectly. We habe pretty gnarly trails here in Canada and i havent droped my chain once

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awesome! clutch der and NW ring on the way :)

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No drops on my main bike using a narrow-wide and a non-clutch rear.

No drops on my secondary bike using a road FD tweaked to suite and plain chainring (non clutch rear).
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