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Description:Elevated chainstay 36T to 44T compatable.
For technical, World Cup style courses and Dual Slalom
Compatible with most standard (lower) chainstay bikes too!
Available in 110mm/94mm 5-bolt & 112mm 4-bolt.
Now available in the standard thickness or NEW Fatty version.
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Submitted by
Hansen
a Weekend Warrior
from San Diego
Date Reviewed: May 20, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mission Trails | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Won at race. | | Strengths: | Easy installation, strong and does exactly what it is suppose to do. | | Weaknesses: | Absolutely none! | | Bottom Line: | If you are looking for a chain guide that is reliable and strong and does not cause any problems then this is the one. It deosnt even get in the way when you need to replace your chain. Even at $150 it is deffinetly a 5 out 5! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jamie slight
a Weekend Warrior
from lancashire.england
Date Reviewed: November 30, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | the lakes | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | came on my big hit 2003 | | Strengths: | keeps the chain on in all conditions,and protects your big ring.looks super cool | | Weaknesses: | hard to fit and can be a bit fiddly at times.also got a problem with it making a creaking noise . | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | big hit 2003 .boxxers.xtr .chris king hubs,hope m4 s. | | Bottom Line: | good device if you can get it set up right,try it and see what you think.also it looks cool and the new price is not that much | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul
a Downhiller
from Durango
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Purg DH | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | PTP | | Strengths: | Cool lookin, Reliable experience in the field(MRP) | | Weaknesses: | I got no plates | | Similar Products Used: | Hussselfelt | | Bike Setup: | Alpinestars DH-Boxxer-xt,lx mix-mrp boomarang-salsa cogs-Maxxis | | Bottom Line: | Great if you set it up just right. I got it on and in the gate it shot off causing a lose of 1 min. OUCH but if i had the plates this mit not of happened. Mrp has this stuff dialed | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sam
a Downhiller
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | online store | | Strengths: | -strong
-quiet
-Pimp looking silver/orange wheels
-keeps your chain on!!!!
-can fit 30-34 teeth good for freeriding | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | Black spire's ( pretty good) truvative ( not good) | | Bike Setup: | doulbe tracks 03 norco launch mini me Jr.t etc | | Bottom Line: | this chainguide rocks strong and it keeps the cahin on it is excellent for freeriding because you can run 34 tooth rings , strong, quiet what more could you ask for??? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Casual Rider
a Weekend Warrior
from Lexington, MA
Date Reviewed: December 23, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | $79, a steal from Jenson USA | | Strengths: | EZ to set-up.
Does the job.
Very quiet.
Don't know why I didn't get it sooner. | | Weaknesses: | Instructions are a little hazy... doesn't tell you which roller goes where, so I installed them incorrectly resulting in a lot of chain noise. Finally reversed them, now they are very quiet. | | Similar Products Used: | None... this is the first chain-guide I've ever purchased, but I'm glad I go this one. | | Bike Setup: | An old Indy Fab Deluxe that I've had rewelded into a 9 speed beater bike. Chain dropped several times during a foray into the woods so I went ahead and got the MRP. | | Bottom Line: | When my old Deluxe was still a 3-ring bike, the worst thing that could happen when my chain dropped was a surprise shift into my granny gear.
Now that I'm only running 1 ring up front, the MiniMe is a necessity. Get it and install it before your chain drops during a group ride and you get left behind by your best buds. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Bogus Blake
a Downhiller
from Flagstaff, AZ
Date Reviewed: August 13, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Reaper (B.C.) | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$18.00 | | Purchased At: | Home made | | Strengths: | Fool proof, reliable, You can run a 32t ring- good for urban, trails, and not racing | | Weaknesses: | stock plates | | Similar Products Used: | Kore Chain reactor, LRP | | Bike Setup: | Storm H2, Super T, DH goodies | | Bottom Line: | The Mini-Me actually served as the patern for the chainguide I run. A buddy has one, and I traced the boomerang on an Al plate and used a plasma cutter to make one of my own. I already had two bashrings, and bought two rollers form JensonUSA. My home made setup works flawlessly. Using two thick bashrings is the way to go. The guy that has the actual Mini me has since bent the heck out of his side plates, and he really doesnt weigh that much. I have cased ledges hard on hop-ups, and none of my parts are any worse for the wear. A+ for the design, C for the side plates, D for the price (if you buy it).Thing is, though, how do you measure Value if your trip to a race is ruined by a lost chain when a hundred dollar part could have prevented it? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Creamy
a Downhiller
from Vancouver
Date Reviewed: August 6, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | A-Line | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Great, compact design. Looks cool. Works perfectly and very very quite. | | Weaknesses: | None yet. | | Similar Products Used: | rock rings | | Bike Setup: | 02 Kona Stinky with 02 Boxxers, hydros blah blah blah | | Bottom Line: | Get this or another MRP chain guide. If you ride freeride or downhill and don't have one of these you are missing out. I will never ride without one again. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nate Hoopes
a Downhiller
from Coatesville,pa
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Spring mt. | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | Exton Bicycles | | Strengths: | Great chain guide. it's very quiet, and can take some kind of small hits on rocks. | | Weaknesses: | Could have thicker back plates | | Similar Products Used: | Raceface prodigy dh bashgaurd | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Giant AC1. Raceface prodigy dh cranks and raceface isis bb. z.3 bomber easton monkey lite bars. Salsa gordo rims with wtb rear hub and a qr20 front. | | Bottom Line: | This is a great buy. I would recomend for any dhiller, freerider, or xc rider with some style. It is wisper quiet, and best of all... HAS COOL ORANGE ROLLERS!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Geoff
a Downhiller
from Erie
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Urban | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | QBP | | Strengths: | Never drop chains any more, bash guard works well, looks pimpin, protects my expensive race face dh ring | | Weaknesses: | Kinda tricky to setup but not really | | Similar Products Used: | NONE | | Bike Setup: | This years model Bullit | | Bottom Line: | Get this if you value your big ring, get this if you urban, get this if you dh, get this i you are sick of droppin chains, get this if you need a chain retention device!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andrew taylor
a Weekend Warrior
from santa rosa
Date Reviewed: March 14, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | rough go | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | santa rosa cyclery | | Strengths: | built tough to last | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | just a truvative bash guard | | Bike Setup: | p2 all hooked up | | Bottom Line: | this is a great product and i wuoldnt go without it | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
e
a Downhiller
from honolulu
Date Reviewed: February 17, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | dh | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Raging Isle | | Strengths: | works great, smooth, durable, low maintenance | | Weaknesses: | does it come in system 2? | | Similar Products Used: | wc sys 2 | | Bike Setup: | KHS Fetish, Dorado, XTR, Stylo, FSA TI BB, Easton Carbon HB+SP, Mav 321, Hayes Hubs, Hayes 8" Brakes, Intense Sticky, | | Bottom Line: | Takes a beating. Works Great. 32T Ring lets me pedal up and DH. Same size as Race Face 4 arm bash guard. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andre Sanches
a Racer
from San Diego, CA (originally from Rio, Brazil)
Date Reviewed: November 1, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anderson Truck Trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Through sponsor | | Strengths: | Reliability, strenght of materials, bash protection, smoothness of the pulleys and ajustability of the pulleys' height. | | Weaknesses: | The V-plate which holds the pulleys can get loose. So make sure to fiz your BB cup very well. | | Similar Products Used: | Other MRPs on other bikes, and Truvativ's chainguide | | Bike Setup: | KHS Fetish "buffed up" | | Bottom Line: | I am not sure how much this chainguide costs, however, I believe it is one of the cheapest MRPs you can get. It is only for elevated chainstay bikes. If you run on a 44 t chainring, you might want to get a chainguide for 44t+ chainrings, that way you get a little more "bash" protection and the chain won't jump off the ring on fast rough sections. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben
a Racer
from Suffield, Ct, usa
Date Reviewed: September 12, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | sodom mt. | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$110.00 | | Purchased At: | bikeman.com | | Strengths: | keeps my chain on the ring and properly tensioned, not too heavy, protects my $44 dh ring! | | Weaknesses: | had to hunt for a good price, lots of fit problems | | Similar Products Used: | Evil DRS... very different... race face bash ring... only protects the chainrings | | Bike Setup: | khs DH100, risse trixxy, hayes, king wheels | | Bottom Line: | MRP said i'd have to use a hacksaw and cut off the top part of the boomerang, they were wrong, i just had to rotate it backwards a little, not in "optimal position" but still works great. its a great product, i feel it is (along with all other chain guides) way over priced, i was glad to get it for 109.95. also, be careful because of the fit issue, i wanted to run a 40t ring with a slalom guide because they said there would be no fit issue, then when i goto order it, they said its only compatable with a 94mm crank, and that caused a whole mess of trouble. in any case, i have the world cup 1, 44t ring, dura ace 11-23t cassette and couldnt be happier.... for steep stuff, i would want to drop my granny gear 5-10 gear/inches, but other wise all is well, in a few months i'll submit another review | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ktmrcr
a Downhiller
from usa
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | mrp | | Strengths: | great fit, easy set up, not heavy, no restrictions during pedaling, strong | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | homemade stuff - don't bother, get this | | Bike Setup: | mtn. cycle, super t, hayes, mrp | | Bottom Line: | this is a great design. the chain can't fall off and your rings/frame are protected. i highly recommend this product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jon
a Downhiller
from ilkeston
Date Reviewed: September 30, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Light, strong, looks very cool | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | patriot, x-verts, D321s | | Bottom Line: | i got this chain device when i first got my bike and the chain has not come off once in over a year. it's also took some serious punishment and it still performs great. well worth the money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Forrest Arakawa
a Downhiller
from Pleasant Hill Ca USA
Date Reviewed: August 2, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Palos | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Super beefy yet lightweight.. You can choose either 3mm or beefy 5mm thickness for outer plate. Easy to set up. Doesn't move or come loose. Holds the chain well. No noise no rubbing. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Mr. Dirt | | Bike Setup: | M1, Marzocchi, Mrp, Wtb, Koski, King, Xtr, Thompson... | | Bottom Line: | I've bashed this thing around plenty... Learning how to ride a DH bike really puts the hurtin on your gear. You really have to own a durable set up. I thought this thing was going to get destroyed but it held up without a problem. I've hit is so many times you can't imagine. Drops to flat, casing huge boulders! Anyway the World Cup works great and is user friendly. I'm not a mechanic and it was really easy for me to set up... Just read the directions and your off!!!
Thanks,Forrest | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
brad
a Downhiller
from fremont
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | suicide | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | straight from mountain speed | | Strengths: | It works really well and is really strong. Doesn't take quite as much work to mantain as most others. | | Weaknesses: | not too many | | Similar Products Used: | mr. dirt, ac, truvativ,etc. | | Bottom Line: | this is a real nice chainguide, but it costs way too much and the people who work for mountain speed are pretty big jerks. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin
a Downhiller
from seattle
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | DH zone | | Strengths: | It works. can be quiet if it is set up right. | | Weaknesses: | Can be a pain is the a$$ to set up. | | Bike Setup: | Karpiel | | Bottom Line: | Great product, it just takes a while to customize it so it'll fit on some bikes. I had to bend, cut, and file it; but now it's great. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris
a Downhiller
from ME
Date Reviewed: December 18, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Bottom Line: | our team is sponcerd by MRP, so we get all there stuff really cheap. Also this chain guid came on my LOBO, and works great, with no problems. Five chillies for MRP | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Forrest A
a Downhiller
from Oakland
Date Reviewed: November 13, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Redwood | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Really strong. Easy to set up. Chain rides smooth over the rollers. No noise at all. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Mr. Dirt | | Bike Setup: | 2001 M1, Race face, Azonic riser and stem, Tomac Wheels, Boxxer. | | Bottom Line: | I really thought that setting up this guide was going to be a pain in the as$ but it was quite easy. I'm a lame mechanic but it was easy even for me. I'm running a 42t ring and it seems to work great. Banged the ring really hard a few times and not a scratch on the plate. Chain has yet to come off... MRP really has this thing dialed.
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Submitted by
Joey Malingas
a Downhiller
from CO
Date Reviewed: August 2, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Chainguide works good for some bikes. | | Weaknesses: | Condescending tech support. After calling long distance several times to get some info the guy told me "thats all the free tech support your gonna get". I didnt know that it was going to cost extra for tech support. The guide cost about $160. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Kona Stab Primo | | Bottom Line: | Im not gonna trash the product because its good. Make sure it is compatible with your bike. I had to modify it by bending it in a vise. I wanted to make sure I was doing it right before I trashed it. When I called to ask more questions the dude told me "ryan said he gave all the help he could and if you cant figure it out then you should go to a shop". Ive been a mechanic and I dont know of any shop that would modify an expensive part like this. They would tell you to buy a different one that fits. Very unprofessional on MRP's part. They are also understaffed. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MIKE S
a Downhiller
from Knoxville ,TN
Date Reviewed: February 11, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | KNARLEY ones/ SUGAR mtn | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Strong stuff so far.Lots of racers use it | | Weaknesses: | The chainline is not good on my B-17. Rubs the swingarm,cannot use lowest rear gear... | | Similar Products Used: | n/a | | Bike Setup: | MARIN B-17 , MARZOCCHI MONSTER-T , HOPE 04 brake ,MAVIC 321 rims ,Tioga XL seat , | | Bottom Line: | Make sure it fits your bike ok before buying.But works great with race face cranks & DH 46t ring. If you are going to race get some kind of device.... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Noah
a Downhiller
from S.B., Ca
Date Reviewed: November 24, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Tunnel | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
It keeps yhe chain on. It wasn't bad to install. | | Weaknesses: |
$$$, Chain noise on big hits | | Similar Products Used: |
A.C., Mr Dirt, crossspeed 1 | | Bike Setup: |
FSR Pro with an Xvert carbon and MS 6 kit | | Bottom Line: | It keeps the chain on, a good thing for DH | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Lebel
a Weekend Warrior
from Montreal, Que, Canada
Date Reviewed: September 7, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
all fast DH singles | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
It works, simple design, quiet, easy to adjust or bend back. | | Weaknesses: |
Can't think of any...oh yeah, for what it is, it's too expensive. | | Similar Products Used: |
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Freeride bike: K2 Beast | | Bottom Line: | Well, I'm certainly happy with this component because it actually works. Although, get the one that sanwiches between the BB shell and BB, not the one that screws into the BB shell (scratches and eats away at the BB shell). If you do get the one that mounts on your frame (you might have to cuz your BB might not work with it) take small and thin pieces or strips of metal and put one between each screw and the BB shell. That way, the screws don't kill your BB shell. You'll have to adjust the angle of the MRP because some bikes have more travel than others thus leading to more chain slackening as the shock compresses. And, watch out for big rocks. The only problem with thing is that it's sorta out there in the open for a large rock to hit out of place. But, technically you're not supposed to use this thing on DH...I do but I'm gonna go with a full MRP...I just wanted to have all three C-rings. But over all, if you do XC and a bit of DH, this thing is for you! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Free/enduro rider
a Cross-Country Rider
from Finland
Date Reviewed: July 26, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Weaknesses: |
Weight ? | | Bike Setup: |
GF Joshua | | Bottom Line: | I HAD a problem with a popping chain when riding in very bounchy land or upway stairs but not anymore, because I ordered( from Germany mountainbike-online) this REALLY WORKS piece of bikepart. Easy to install and not easy to break, if it bends bend it back. SIMPLE COOL | | Overall Rating: |
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Rick
a Racer
from PA
Date Reviewed: May 17, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Works well | | Bike Setup: |
LTS1000DS WB UD150, Hayes discs, Gt Optional 6 rear shock, Mavic 321's | | Bottom Line: | I use the xc version when I have the triple crank on. This thing works. I've bounced it off of rocks, logs, etc. It's fairly inexpensive and works in my application.Rick | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DHRIDER
a Downhiller
from CANADA
Date Reviewed: April 6, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Bottom Line: | OF COURSE YOU BENT IT, YOU CAN'T DO TRIALS WITH IT, IT'S LIKE DOING A HILL CLIMB WITH A ROCKY MOUNTAIN RM-9! DUH!!!! I HAVE THE SAME ONE ON MY KONA STAB AND IT HASN'T BENT AT ALL. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris maida
a downhiller
from ballwin
Date Reviewed: January 30, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
This mrp chain guide is the biggest piece of crap I have ever seen in my life. I had the thing on for only a few weeks, and then bent it doing a drop off. The thing bent all the way to where it was hitting my tire. IF YOU DO ANY TRIALS RIDING DO NOT BUY THIS THING. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve Beasley
a weekend warrior
from Seattle Wa.
Date Reviewed: April 6, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have used several different brands of chain tensioners over the last couple of years with marginal success
untl I came across the MRP. No more bent tensioner clamps or gouged chainstays. The MRP gets
sandwiched between the frame and bottom bracket. It uses a wheel that is totally silent with sealed
bearings. The tension can be adjusted by position on the bottom bracket. I have not had a single mishap
with this product since I put it on. 5 Chillies
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