Parlee Derailleur Clamp: Chain Catcher?

[nickf]

I have a Parlee clamp on a couple of my bikes already with chain catchers BUT they aren't really a great solution. The clamp has a rounded front making it hard to mount a chain catcher. With the SRAM chain catcher, the black plastic base doesn't sit flush on the clamp making it hard to adjust, also cant fully tighten it to be fully secure. I have a gravel bike incoming and will need a secure solution, way more potential for a dropped chain on the gravel bike. Is there a chain catcher that is compatible to fit the Parlee clamp?

[dj97223]

if your downtube shape permits, a Deda DogFang would work.

[tanghy]

If you can get hold of some of the old k edge chain catchers with a separate clamp, that would work

[ghisallo2003]

I have several bikes with Parlee clamps and chaincatchers, and you are right that it is not ideal. The K-edge Pro chaincatchers come with an alloy spacer and I tend to reshape this with a file to match the clamp. Drop me a PM and I can send a picture.

I have also used the cheaper carbon clamps from ebay which have a flatter front.

[ms6073]

The K-edge Pro chaincatchers come with an alloy spacer and I tend to reshape this with a file to match the clamp.

I have also used the cheaper carbon clamps from ebay which have a flatter front.

That was my solution as well but still had to use the flat file to modify the base of the K-Edge mount.

[nickf]

Thank you for the tips. Ordered a kedge to try out on my other bike.

Ended up going with a braze on derailleur tab on the frame itself for the gravel bike. Don't want to fuss with it.