Submitted by
Vance
a Downhiller
from Hastings, New Zealand Date Reviewed: July 26, 2005
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
The Hub
Strengths:
Well its better than nothing, it seems to work pretty well despite the simple design
Weaknesses:
Over the course of 15 shuttle runs it dropped the chain once, then i had the chain shortened 4 inches and hasnt dropped since then. Design does not allow for some frames to set up properly (my bighit spec cant fit it well, the top roller doesnt fit due to the guides arms being too long. No bearings. Noisy but some people like the noise, I do.
Bottom Line:
This is cheap.. A box guide is better.. THis works well if your bike frame desgin is properly compatible and its setup right. When setup do not put the top roller down putting presure on the chain, this results in alot of drag and the roller wears out, it should sit only just touching in the biggest rear cog,is you can sit it in the 12 o'clock position over the chain ring and down quite tight over the ring (only just touching), this way the chain cant escape, my frame however wouldnt let the guides arm move up into the 12 o'clock position, I may cut the arm yet to try to adjust it better
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Submitted by
Vance Lowe
a Downhiller
from Hastings, New Zealand Date Reviewed: July 21, 2005
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Well i dont really know yet, so far it seems to hold the chain a bit better, i have only ridden it for 1 hour though :D
Weaknesses:
Hmmm, it does make vibration noises and has no bearing. The noises i can ber with in fact I quite like the vibrating noise, its quite rythemic and make you feel your not alone on the trail....
Similar Products Used:
None really, a front derailleur maybe....
Bike Setup:
2003 Specialized Bighit, '05 Sherman Flicks, Hayes hydros, this guide + bash ring on 32t ring, soon to be a 38t, Maxxis Minnions, sram x-7 gearing
Bottom Line:
Well i only ridden it for the past hour, seem quite good but will post again after the few hours of DH im riding this weekend in Wellington, New Zealnd. I give it average 3's as I havent yet ridden it that much.
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Submitted by
Chris P
a Weekend Warrior
from San Luis Obispo, Ca Date Reviewed: April 16, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Goat
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$55.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
Cheap, seemingly easy to use
Weaknesses:
Everything
Similar Products Used:
MRP
Bike Setup:
Chameleon w/ hussefelt cranks
Bottom Line:
I just bought this chainguide for a few days use at the sea otter classic, maybe an occasional ride afterwards. The screws holding it to my BB shell came out and the guide twisted, loosening my bb, so it keep getting out of adjustment and locking up my bike. It caused me to loose my registration fee for my DS race because it locked u twice in my DS qualifying, making me DNF and miss the cut. It causes the chain to come off. It is a very poor design I believe, and simple design changes could have fixed it. Dont buy it, dont rely on it if you have one. Save up and buy a gamut, that'll be my next guide.
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Submitted by
Evan
a
from Maine Date Reviewed: November 11, 2004
Favorite Trail:
Pimpin Street
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$28.00
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
Cheap, and keeps the chain on when set up correctly.. my chain used to fall off with it, but i fixed the rollers and its fine now... but its inexpensive if you really want a namebrand chainguide thatll work well!
Weaknesses:
hard to tighten in the bottom bracket, which can result in it rotating in the bottom bracket if u hit a log or rock or something, but wont happen too often
Similar Products Used:
homemade chainguide, and i now have an E13 srs
Bike Setup:
kona roast. kona cro mo cranks. bomber forks, avid discs, sun rims, XT, e. thirteen srs guide, Azonic bar stem and pedals
Bottom Line:
Cheap and does the job correctly if u take the time to set it up... i dont know if i would pay 60 dollars for it, but u can find it cheaper (ebay, jensonusa, pricepoint etc.)... WORKS!
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Submitted by
Chris
a Weekend Warrior
from London Date Reviewed: September 12, 2003
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
On Bike
Strengths:
It works......
Weaknesses:
Very Noisy...Sounds like a motor bike...
Bike Setup:
Dimondback Jump Sport, Judy TT, Alex DX22.
Bottom Line:
If you are having trouble with this device then you havent got it set up correctly. When I first got my bike the chain kept jumping off and was very anoying. I spent some time setting it up and no way the chain is going to come off. For all people that didnt get it to work, the arms adjust and the wheels up and down the arms. Yeh it is lound but it only cheap and it does the job, might look at putting some soft rubber wheels on see if that helps.
Want somthing cheap and it works........
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Submitted by
Joe Mamma
a Downhiller
from Boston/Seattle/Salt lake/Breck Date Reviewed: July 20, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Lynn/porcupine rim/victor falls/Vail
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$42.00
Purchased At:
JensonUSA
Strengths:
AFFORDABLE, lighter weight than other chain guides.
Weaknesses:
Difficult to set up properly. Wont fit on some frames b/c the things that hold the rollers on are so long. Which, also causes the rollers to fall out of adjustment and loosen sometimes when you hit rocks/logs.
Similar Products Used:
MRP
Bike Setup:
K2 BEAST (the original FR machine) Hussefelt cranks/BB/chainguide, Mavic 521's, XTR/XT throughout, Magura HS33 brakes
Bottom Line:
For the college student or rider on a budget. If you can afford spending six times as much on an MRP chain guide, go for it. I think the reason this product is getting bashed so hard is b/c you kids aren't setting it up properly. It's really not that bad of a product. Bottom Line: YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!
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Submitted by
Adin S
a Weekend Warrior
from Perth, WA, Australia Date Reviewed: July 2, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Anything :)
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
N/A
Strengths:
Keeps good, straight track of the chain. Does not come loose.
Weaknesses:
Could use better rollers, other than that, nothing.
Similar Products Used:
None
Bike Setup:
01 P.3, Z.5s, XTR Mech, Hussefelt Cranks, SMO rear rim, Alex DM24 up front...
Bottom Line:
When set up properly this chain guide works like a charm, It keeps my chain on even on the rough. I don't see why everyone complains about noise level, mine is relatively quiet, it also makes a nice noise :).
This product gets 4 burning roadies out of 5 because it could have used better rollers to make it a tad more smoother.
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Submitted by
TIM
a Downhiller
from BETHESDA MD Date Reviewed: April 8, 2003
Favorite Trail:
NORTH SHORE
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
STOCK
Bottom Line:
I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU ALL ARE BASHING THIS PRODUCT I HAVE NOTICED NO BENDING NO MATER HOW HARD THE CHAIN IS JAMED OR ANYTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT THIS PRODUCT, I HAVE A PAIR OF MRP ROLERS ON MINE COULD THAT HAVE MADE IT THAT MUCH BETTER?
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Submitted by
joshua picken
a Downhiller
from australia Date Reviewed: April 7, 2003
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$70.00
Purchased At:
bicycle express
Strengths:
fites most frames
Weaknesses:
its so noisy,chain still comes off i broke the frame stay after one ride
Similar Products Used:
Mr control chian cuard.
Bike Setup:
giant warp with hayes disc's and dirt jump 3 forks
Bottom Line:
It took about two hours to put on the bike. Then it worked good for about one week, then the chain just keept fying off gggrrrr making me so mad.
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Submitted by
Troy
a Downhiller
from Melbourne Date Reviewed: March 26, 2003
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Absolutly NONE
Weaknesses:
Everything, to name a few...
Similar Products Used:
Axiom, mrp, blackspire, VICMTB Guide
Bottom Line:
Crap flimsy waste of money good for nothing piece of junk. Bends under pedaling force, deafing ratteling noise, rollers to big, always jamming resulting in high speed crashes and numerous pull outs in the middle of races.
CRAP and USELESS..... Please do not waste your money!!!!
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Submitted by
mike
a Weekend Warrior
from Mill Valley, CA , USA Date Reviewed: January 22, 2003
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
used
Strengths:
works for me, don't need a bashring
Weaknesses:
none yet
Similar Products Used:
a derailer
Bottom Line:
This was my savior. before I had just a chainring with nothing else and the chain came off every 10 minutes. It has come off bu rarely.
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Submitted by
scott
a Downhiller
from staunton,VA USA Date Reviewed: December 25, 2002
Favorite Trail:
summit run
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
got on bike
Strengths:
none really. its light i guess thats a plus
Weaknesses:
its well not keep chain on at all its junk. when it comes off 99% of the time you have to take you crank off to fix it never buy this ever
Similar Products Used:
none
Bike Setup:
KHS Fetish W/ Monster T
Bottom Line:
DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT EVER. SPEND THE EXTRA MONEY AND GET SOME THING ELSE.
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Submitted by
Mark
a
from Brookside, Nova Scotia, Canada Date Reviewed: November 15, 2002
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At:
Brand new from a friend
Strengths:
Keeps the chain on a lil while.
Weaknesses:
Everything. After a few days of abuse it weakens. Loks beffy, but it bends. I was pedaling, chain came off, and i was still pedaling and it bent to poop... NEVER BUY THIS. CRAP!!! Spend a lil more and buy something a bit better.
Similar Products Used:
Hyper Demo one. Way better.
Bike Setup:
Freeride HT.
Bottom Line:
It is crap. Do not buy this. It will keep the chain on a while. Hard to set up, bends, not a good chain guide. I hate this chainguide. Do not buy this.
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Submitted by
Andre Sanches
a Racer
from San Diego, CA (originally from Rio, Brazil) Date Reviewed: October 14, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Anderson's Truck Trail
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
through KHS
Strengths:
Price and weight.
Weaknesses:
Reliability, noise
Similar Products Used:
MRPs
Bike Setup:
2002 KHS Fetish "on steroids"
Bottom Line:
This is a cheap solution if you need a chainguide, however, if you are going to be racing, do not, I repeat, DO NOT rely on this for your race. Somehow, the chain can slip off the chain ring. It only hapenned twice with me, and one of those times, at the race.
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Submitted by
Hole Shot
a
from Bristol, CT, USA Date Reviewed: September 16, 2002
Favorite Trail:
PaKornik
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
The BIkers Edge
Strengths:
Very inexpensive, and it does a good job of keeping the chain where is is suposed to be.
Weaknesses:
Slightly noisy, No bashguard.
Bike Setup:
Specialized BigHit Comp W/ Super T
Bottom Line:
Very good low budget chainguide. Serves the purpose of what it was designed to do.
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Submitted by
CAPTAIN_YOBBO
a Downhiller
from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Date Reviewed: June 30, 2002
Favorite Trail:
anything dh trail i come across
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At:
The bike shop
Strengths:
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!!!
Weaknesses:
its soooo heavy....it keeps the chain on 1% of the time and that 1% is when u r riding on bike paths....i had to buy a whole new bottom bracket because there was WAY TOO MUCH VIBRATIONS...VERY noisy....overall Truvativ should of never designed this.....it is sooooo S@#*....DO NOT GET THIS CHAIN GUIDE.......
Similar Products Used:
I'm thinking of getting a MRP world cup 1
Bike Setup:
ya know..the usual dh setup
Bottom Line:
The bottom line is simple....crap....worthless....noisy...and i could go on forever.....If u wanna waste $60.00 on it....go ahead see what i care....but seriously this basically ruined my bike...
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Submitted by
brian m
a Weekend Warrior
from nj Date Reviewed: June 21, 2002
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At:
cambria
Strengths:
keeps chain on when set up right
Weaknesses:
noisy,you have to play around with it before you know that it's set up right
Bike Setup:
44 tooth single ring ds hardtail bike
Bottom Line:
it's been working good so far with my truvativ cranks
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Submitted by
David Wilson
a Downhiller
from Edinburgh, Scotland Date Reviewed: May 15, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Innerleithen
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At:
Edinburgh Bike Co-op
Strengths:
Keeps my chain on over the rought stuff.... Hasn't bent yet
Weaknesses:
Not found any yet althought i reckon the rollers will wear out eventually.
Similar Products Used:
Crud DCD
Bike Setup:
Dual hardtail, x-verts, single ring
Bottom Line:
Everybody on this site seems to have buried this product alive, the truth of the matter is that every product will not perform well if its set up poorly. I got mine set up by a proffesional mechanic in the shop and havn't had any problems with it. I agree it is a bit noisy but then a again which devices arn't. The bottom line is I ain't gonna shell out 100 squid when i can get the kit that works for half the price...
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Submitted by
Paul Scutt
a Weekend Warrior
from Loughborough Date Reviewed: April 9, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Stonebow MX track
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At:
A Leicester cycle shop
Strengths:
Cheap!
Weaknesses:
It is THE noisest devise i have ever used! It is rather flimsy and easily comes loose from the BB; where it is held on. There is no bash ring and it looks cheap and nasty! It keeps the chain on when it feels like it and can't handle the ruff stuff (I bent mine on the local MX track after going over a few small bumps!!!)
Similar Products Used:
MRP, Mr Dirt Gizmo, AC, Mr control.
Bike Setup:
UK spec P3 (with full XT groupset) truvativ Hussefelt cranks, Bomber Z3.5 forks, Alex/Specialized wheels.
Bottom Line:
DON'T BUY THIS CHAIN DEVICE. This has to be the worst devise i have ever used, it came as standard on my Specialized P3 bike, i now have a Mr Dirt Gizmo in the post for my P3-it is miles better!-i have used it on my mates Orange 222 team issue bike and it rules! So save up more, and get a Mr Dirt Gizmo (with 5mm thick gold bash ring-for that full-on pimp stylee!) Or if you're still short on cash head for the Mr control device (Taiwanese MRP copy) as it is a reliable performer and adequate for most riding (except racing).
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Submitted by
Luke Kingston
a Downhiller
from UK Date Reviewed: December 16, 2001
Favorite Trail:
secret downhill track
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
kings cycles
Strengths:
err keeps chain on ( sometimes ) looks ok
Weaknesses:
rattles vibrates kicks chain off most of time
Similar Products Used:
none
Bike Setup:
specilized P3 standard setup apart from world force stem 24-7 simple bars odi rampage grips tioga multicontrol saddle
Bottom Line:
just dont go there
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Submitted by
Will Wortman
a Downhiller
from Prineville, Or, U.S.A. Date Reviewed: November 15, 2001
Favorite Trail:
The Green Mtn. Trail
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At:
Cambriabike.com
Strengths:
Keeps the chain on the chainring when it feels like it.
Weaknesses:
you think the world is ending with the noise and vibration coming from that thing.
Similar Products Used:
MRP Chainguide(Best in the industry)
Bike Setup:
KHS Dominatrix, not much but it works for me.
Bottom Line:
The Truvative Hussefelt Chainguide works but it's niose and vibration makes it so irritating it makes you not want to ride. I suggest anyone save up and buy a better chainguide until Truvative puts out another product.
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Submitted by
Jerf
a Downhiller
from Santa Barbara, CA Date Reviewed: August 24, 2001
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$50.00
Strengths:
NONE!
Weaknesses:
Simply does not work
Similar Products Used:
Mr. Dirt Gizmo
Bottom Line:
Save your money and do NOT buy this thing.
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Submitted by
Patrick
a Downhiller
from CT Date Reviewed: August 14, 2001
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$50.00
Strengths:
none
Weaknesses:
it is a piece $hit
Bottom Line:
Do not buy this, it is the worst thing I have ever used on any bike.
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Submitted by
Sasquatch
a Cross Country Rider
from Tuskegee Forest Date Reviewed: August 8, 2001
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$50.00
Strengths:
Cheep.
Weaknesses:
Plastic rollers are easy to break at the slightest mishap. Chain loves to jump the track when in the ruff stuff. It needs an additional guide on the ring to hold the chain in place.
Bike Setup:
really HEAVY
Bottom Line:
Spemd some more money, and get what you pay for.
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Submitted by
Toothie
a Downhiller
from SJ, USA Date Reviewed: July 24, 2001
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Cheap
Weaknesses:
This thing is not good. Rollers are horrible' and the brackets bend. Can cause ugly mishaps unless precisely dialed. Be careful.
Similar Products Used:
MRP, DMR
Bike Setup:
Hardtail drop monster
Bottom Line:
Dont be stoner and leave it mal-adjusted. Rig some quiet device for the rollers and be sober when you adjust it to your ring. It will be satisactory. You go ride happy now.
bye
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