[crazyfreerider]

i am thinking about getting a chain guide is it worth it if i still want to be able to ride uphills also what would be a good cheap chain guide

 

[man w/ one hand]

e.thirteen. You can ride down & up w/an e.thirteen guide. Take my word for it, I do.

 

[mr plow]

Dude, the chain guide won't stop you riding up a hill. You just have to choose the right size front chainring to make it a bit easier, say something like a 32 or 34. Personally i prefer 34 but am running a 36 at the moment just to see if i can get away with it.
So i guess it doesn't really matter if its between 32 and 36, depending on your legs. Anything bigger would be a pain to pedal up-hill.
You could even buy a dual ring chain guide if you wanted to, E13 make one and so does Blackspire.
A good cheap option might be a Truvativ box guide, or ...... err.... something else?!?!

 

[crazyfreerider]

Dude, the chain guide won't stop you riding up a hill. You just have to choose the right size front chainring to make it a bit easier, say something like a 32 or 34. Personally i prefer 34 but am running a 36 at the moment just to see if i can get away with it.
So i guess it doesn't really matter if its between 32 and 36, depending on your legs. Anything bigger would be a pain to pedal up-hill.
You could even buy a dual ring chain guide if you wanted to, E13 make one and so does Blackspire.
A good cheap option might be a Truvativ box guide, or ...... err.... something else?!?!

how can you have a dual ring chain guide

 

[crazyfreerider]

is the kona chain guide good

 

[man w/ one hand]

how can you have a dual ring chain guide

These guys figgered it out. ( http://www.e13components.com/drs.html )
They hooked up w/th' guys at NASA or 3mile Island or somebody, anyways it works I got one on this bike.

 

[nobody242424]

i have a mrp mini-me guide and that works great and still lets me do some uphills.

 

[crazyfreerider]

i have a mrp mini-me guide and that works great and still lets me do some uphills.

whats there website

 

[nobody242424]

whats there website

i think its www.mrpbike.com or try www.mountainspeed.com

 

[crazyfreerider]

i think its www.mrpbike.com or try www.mountainspeed.com

thanks whats there cheapest system

 

[Carro]

try a gamut p20 or g25 they pretty cheap

 

[Carro]

try the gamut p20 there pretty cheap

 

[nobody242424]

thanks whats there cheapest system

you hafta buy the one that fits your frame. mine was around 110.

 

[j6105]

yeah

check the chainguide in my signature. Also, a dual ring would probably be what your looking for, although you can get away with a 34 up front and a 34 out back really easy.

 

[dmananderson]

i had a MRP LRP. I worked for going up hill great. I started to get out of line and it dropped that chain a few times. Now i have a single ring E 13 and it is awesome.

 

[JBsoxB]

i have a 38t blackspire dh ring up front and was running a 11-32 t cassette... i could climb no problem...


now i'm running ss and can still climb ok...

 

[SHIVER ME TIMBERS]

i have a 38t blackspire dh ring up front and was running a 11-32 t cassette... i could climb no problem...

now i'm running ss and can still climb ok...

yeah when you are young and skinny it doesn't matter. just need a wheel and some pedals and life is all good

 

[mr plow]

yeah when you are young and skinny it doesn't matter. just need a wheel and some pedals and life is all good

hehe, funny cos it's true!!
Don't have to worry about sore knees or other stuff like that.
I have probs climbing (like proper climbs) on my 36 front 11-32 set up, but i just have to make do with what i got.

BTW this crazyfreerider seems a little below par for what i would call a 'Crazy Freerider'!!!!