tuning chain catcher...

[sugarkane]

i had to get a deda dog fang because i'm using a clamp on front mech..

10g is a bit porky!!!



hmmmm

sorry for the large pictures...


so.. here is the tuned unit with an alloy bolt


steel bolt & nut..


nylon bolt & nut...


final product with nylon bolt..


mounted on my z5

[Geoff]

That is hilarious!

[gumgardner]

Nahhh. I think it's a good job. I love do-it-yourself mods.

[gumgardner]

Nahhh. I think it's a good job. I love do-it-yourself mods.

[bricky21]

Is that a clamp on front mech or a braze on with an adapter clamp?
You can probably save substantial weight(relative of course) by using the Parlee carbon clamp and a braze on front mech.

[sugarkane]

Is that a clamp on front mech or a braze on with an adapter clamp?
You can probably save substantial weight(relative of course) by using the Parlee carbon clamp and a braze on front mech.

Clamp.. No braze on, and it might save 2g over all.. Not really worth it.
Plus I'm not buying a new front mech..

The tuning exercise involved was conceived while drinking as was the actual work..
It could be executed with a bit more care, but the result is quite good and the part is a very cheap item..

[sugarkane]

Where did you get the nylon bolt and nut? Repco?

Jcar... Electronic component store

[facelessfools]

if you wanted to(even though you cant really see it) you can dye the nylon bolt using rit dye.

[sugarkane]

so my friend we call the engineer who helped me mod the dog fang rapid prototyped a better designed catcher up....
no full pictures as its a prototype....



3.7g and lt totally looks sweet





actually it's easily the lightest anti-schleck system in the world... there is a 3g carbon unit made by some germans but that 3g doesn't include the bolt and you can't mount a bar type catcher to your front mech with a nylon bolt and expect shit to work for long...

now i have to actually set my front mech up to shift poorly and drop the chain to test it out properly...

[SL58]

I am using Parlee clamp for FD and Token chaincatcher. It works fine, you need
to retrofit some thick washer, grinding it in a taper, wedge - like. I was using a
washer supplied for brake fitting.

[StuTheWeak]

I'm not using a chain catcher on any of my bikes. That's the lightest chain catcher of all

[sugarkane]

I'm not using a chain catcher on any of my bikes. That's the lightest chain catcher of all

Thats pretty awesome when it does happen and destroys
Your chain stay BB junction..

[StuTheWeak]

I'm not using a chain catcher on any of my bikes. That's the lightest chain catcher of all

Thats pretty awesome when it does happen and destroys
Your chain stay BB junction..

nah...

[sugarkane]

I'm not using a chain catcher on any of my bikes. That's the lightest chain catcher of all

Thats pretty awesome when it does happen and destroys
Your chain stay BB junction..

nah...

My parlee in heading into the sub 5.6kg bracket with the new wheels arriving tomorrow so I can handle the 3.7g and afford to put air in the tires.. :p

[StuTheWeak]

My parlee in heading into the sub 5.6kg bracket with the new wheels arriving tomorrow so I can handle the 3.7g and afford to put air in the tires.. :p

Guess your poop don't stink then?