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Road chain catchers have been used in the Pro Tour for many years. Events such as Paris-Roubaix would be an obvious race to use a product that keeps your chain in place given the parcours that riders race.
It has been modified to work with all well known groupsets with the exclusion of the electronic Campagnolo EPS.Swap crankset approaching 20,000 kms (sorry but your PM garbages accuracy badly as materials fatigue) Once fitted it soon blends in and so far have had no need of it. On the plus side if anything were to go wrong with the workings of my chain I now have the perfect ride partner to prevent any serious damage. It's not often you want to wish for some mechanical but in trying to re-create that scenario it has worked. A chain catcher is a simple tool that makes it impossible for the chain to fall off the small ring into the frame. Most of the time this is a harmless annoyance, but it can do real damage to the frame, particularly on carbon fibre bikes.
The idea is when your chain is bouncing around there is less chance for it to come off altogether and do some serious damage to your frame. It provides peace of mind. This particular example from K-Edge is well made and above all, easy to fit. The braze-on model has been designed to look good, work well but with minimal installation. Cons: No fitting instructions; can't be adjusted for height against the chainring; only compatible with braze-on front mechsIf you find an item at a lower price with another commercial internet retailer, you will receive it from us at the same price, provided the conditions listed in the link are met. Token's own example has been around a good while. A little internet research reveals hundreds of satisfied users. If there was a criticism it was that the anodised alloy mounting bolt was too soft and inclined to round off when being tightened. I had no such trouble with mine, so it may be that the latest iteration includes an upgraded bolt. No problem. Each shift onto each larger cassette cog on the rear wheel makes the pedaling a little easier. To get the easiest pedaling gear, the lowest one, shift all the way to the top/largest cog. Call Shimano, once they soothe their paranoia that you are not a journalist, they will tell you that parts have a very finite lifecycle, riding style, cleanliness etc all affecting longevity... Chain reaction Cycles and CRC are trading names of Wiggle Ltd (In Administration) registered in the United Kingdom at 1000 Lakeside, Suite 310, Third Floor N E Wing, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3EN,
And do make sure to fit the wedge (it should be provided; comes in 3 different sizes) behind the FD / between the FD and the frame, it helps the FD stay put under extreme shifting force. I have 58-cm Venge Pro with a Quarq DFour91 power meter (Dura-Ace 9100 52/36T chainrings). I do experience chain drop on the inside occasionally when shifting to the small ring. When that happens, the chain falls into the gap between the frame and the small ring. I added a chain catcher to the FD hoping to prevent the chain from dropping inside but all that chain catcher did was to make it harder for me to pull the chain out of the gap after a dropped chain. If you're not sure about how to install it, follow this video. It's not on AXS groups but the installation process is the same.
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In use the Token worked faultlessly. My chainset is inclined to drop the chain once every hundred shifts or so, usually when I've done something clumsy. I road-tested it in some very demanding terrain, including both directions over the Bealach na Ba in northwest Scotland, and had no trouble. Verdict In contrast, 52 to 36 is a drop, less brutal, but you do so many more RPM that it wears faster by sheer ratio of time spent in it.... One of the “new” trends in cycling is the 1X (say “one-by”) drivetrain. On these there is only a single (one) chainring. This makes for easy, uncomplicated shifting. Need a lower, easier gear to fight a headwind or top a climb?
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