Chainguards for multispeed bikes?

DougC said:

I have a 3x9 speed bicycle and am wondering what options there are for
chain guards for it (a chainguard being--the sort of thing to keep
your long pant-leg from getting oil on it).

Ideally there's something that will cover the top and bottom
(Dutch-style) to a reasonable distance back and that fits /over/ the
front derailleur, covering it. The bicycle I want it on is rather odd
(Rans Fusion) but I can deal with that part of the problem..... I am
in the US and know I haven't ever seen anything like this sold by US
bicycle companies. Does anyone make them?

OK, this won't do everything you ask, but its common on European recumbents
as a means to reduce chances of oil on clothing.

Use garden water hose. Cut two pieces (one for top run and one for bottom
run), and thread the chain down it. Fix with P-clips, and then tie back to
frame fairly loosely. You'll need to cut them short enough to allow for
derraileur movements.

--
Nigel Cliffe,
Webmaster at http://www.2mm.org.uk/

DougC said:

I have a 3x9 speed bicycle and am wondering what options there are for
chain guards for it (a chainguard being--the sort of thing to keep your
long pant-leg from getting oil on it).

Ideally there's something that will cover the top and bottom
(Dutch-style) to a reasonable distance back and that fits /over/ the
front derailleur, covering it. The bicycle I want it on is rather odd
(Rans Fusion) but I can deal with that part of the problem..... I am in
the US and know I haven't ever seen anything like this sold by US
bicycle companies. Does anyone make them?

Great idea for a town or rain bike. Also consider no fdr - 9 gears
should be enough for most riding if the chainwheel size is carefully
chosen.

In article <[email hidden]>, DougC <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I have a 3x9 speed bicycle and am wondering what options there are for
chain guards for it (a chainguard being--the sort of thing to keep your
long pant-leg from getting oil on it).

Ideally there's something that will cover the top and bottom
(Dutch-style) to a reasonable distance back and that fits /over/ the
front derailleur, covering it. The bicycle I want it on is rather odd
(Rans Fusion) but I can deal with that part of the problem..... I am in
the US and know I haven't ever seen anything like this sold by US
bicycle companies. Does anyone make them?

Having ridden bikes that had chain guards, I have to say it's a lost
cause if you are serious about keeping your pants clean. Over time,
those chain guards would collect muck and rub on your just ironed white
pants.

The solution is to use a gaitor. Maybe a cut off length of a leg warmer.
Makes much more sense.
--

Per Artoi:

Quoted message said:

The solution is to use a gaitor. Maybe a cut off length of a leg warmer.
Makes much more sense.

Or 12" black socks and tuck the pants into them. Looks dorky, but it works for
me.
--
PeteCresswell

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Quoted message said:

Per Artoi:

Quoted message said:

The solution is to use a gaitor. Maybe a cut off length of a leg warmer.
Makes much more sense.

Or 12" black socks and tuck the pants into them. Looks dorky, but it
works for
me.
--

I do the same with my socks. I don't mind the dorky thing but is seems to
bother my kids at times.

(PeteCresswell) said:

Per Artoi:

Quoted message said:

The solution is to use a gaitor. Maybe a cut off length of a leg warmer.
Makes much more sense.

Or 12" black socks and tuck the pants into them. Looks dorky, but it works for
me.

Velcro is off-patent and dirt cheap now. Just wrap some
around your pants and you're done.

--Blair
"String, wire, cable ties, spare chain..."

In article <[email hidden]>,

(PeteCresswell) said:

Per Artoi:

Quoted message said:

The solution is to use a gaitor. Maybe a cut off length of a leg warmer.
Makes much more sense.

Or 12" black socks and tuck the pants into them. Looks dorky, but it works
for me.

Yes, that's the traditional method. But the problem is that you may get
your dress socks dirty, oily and overstretched. Not a good idea if you
have to wear them for work.
--

Blair P. Houghton said:

(PeteCresswell) said:

Per Artoi:

Quoted message said:

The solution is to use a gaitor. Maybe a cut off length of a leg warmer.
Makes much more sense.

Or 12" black socks and tuck the pants into them. Looks dorky, but it works for
me.

Velcro is off-patent and dirt cheap now. Just wrap some
around your pants and you're done.

Safety pins work better for me. They never let the cuffs slip out.

But, back to the original question; Are there such chainguards?

Even if they weren't "full coverage" I think they'd do a lot to improve
chain life and reduce the need for lubrication. Most of the road grit
and rain would stay off the chain.

- Frank Krygowski

Blair P. Houghton said:

(PeteCresswell) said:

Per Artoi:

Quoted message said:

The solution is to use a gaitor. Maybe a cut off length of a leg warmer.
Makes much more sense.

Or 12" black socks and tuck the pants into them. Looks dorky, but it works for
me.

Velcro is off-patent and dirt cheap now. Just wrap some
around your pants and you're done.

--Blair
"String, wire, cable ties, spare chain..."

Doesn't anybody have a proper steel spring pants clip anymore? Used to live on
pegs near the cash registers at bike stores. Or is this a Rivendell thing now?

Ron

RonSonic said:

On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:59:52 GMT, Blair P. Houghton <[email hidden]> wrote:

Doesn't anybody have a proper steel spring pants clip anymore? Used to live on
pegs near the cash registers at bike stores. Or is this a Rivendell thing now?

Yes I do! And I haven't figured out where it came from yet. Maybe in
snuck in looking for a home among all my bike parts. If I could, I
would buy at least 3 more. They are indeed superior to velcro and just
about everything else I've used.

--
Dane Buson - [email hidden]
In Africa, some of the native tribes have a custom of beating the ground
with clubs and uttering spine-chilling cries. Anthropologists call this
a form of primitive self-expression. In the West, we call it golf.

On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 21:26:27 -0700, Dane Buson <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

RonSonic said:

On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:59:52 GMT, Blair P. Houghton <[email hidden]> wrote:

Doesn't anybody have a proper steel spring pants clip anymore? Used to live on
pegs near the cash registers at bike stores. Or is this a Rivendell thing now?

Yes I do! And I haven't figured out where it came from yet. Maybe in
snuck in looking for a home among all my bike parts. If I could, I
would buy at least 3 more. They are indeed superior to velcro and just
about everything else I've used.

Dear Dane,

I fear a literary digression coming on . . .

Froogle is your friend if you need bicycle clips:

http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=%22bicycle+clips%22&hl=en&btnG=Search

Quilters use 'em.

Alas, that eyebrow-raising stray entry the second page of hits for
"bicycle clips" is about Montague R. James, not Henry James:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._R._James

The two unrelated Jameses both wrote ghost stories, but Montague was
actually more famous for his Yuletide ghost stories--the last
practitioner of that genre (the Gaudy Night ghost story ) that I know
of was the late Robertson Davies:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_Davies

See "One-Half of Robertson Davies" for examples.

In any case, it's unlikely that the author of the "controversial"
pamphlet "PLAGIARISM & PEDERASTY: SKELETONS IN THE JAMESIAN CLOSET"
(or anyone else) actually speculates "upon tedious issues such as
whether or not [M.R.] James used steel or plastic bicycle clips when
cycling across France."

But it's intriguing to wonder if they used celluloid bicycle clips in
his era. There--dragged the subject back to bicycle clips!

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

In article <[email hidden]>,

RonSonic said:

Blair P. Houghton said:

(PeteCresswell) said:

Per Artoi:
>The solution is to use a gaitor. Maybe a cut off length of a leg warmer.
>Makes much more sense.

Or 12" black socks and tuck the pants into them. Looks dorky, but it works for
me.

Velcro is off-patent and dirt cheap now. Just wrap some
around your pants and you're done.

--Blair
"String, wire, cable ties, spare chain..."

Doesn't anybody have a proper steel spring pants clip anymore? Used to live on
pegs near the cash registers at bike stores. Or is this a Rivendell thing now?

I own a set, and a local chain usually has them in stock,
but they do not have cloth bar tape.

--
Michael Press

"RonSonic" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Blair P. Houghton said:

(PeteCresswell) said:

Per Artoi:
>The solution is to use a gaitor. Maybe a cut off length of a leg warmer.
>Makes much more sense.

Or 12" black socks and tuck the pants into them. Looks dorky, but it
works for
me.

Velcro is off-patent and dirt cheap now. Just wrap some
around your pants and you're done.

--Blair
"String, wire, cable ties, spare chain..."

Doesn't anybody have a proper steel spring pants clip anymore? Used to
live on
pegs near the cash registers at bike stores. Or is this a Rivendell thing
now?

Ron

Spring steel pants clips are a USMC standard item for all the grunts.
They should be easy to get at any Military Surplus Outlet with clothing and
such to sell or at your base store.

Per DougC:

Quoted message said:

I have a 3x9 speed bicycle and am wondering what options there are for
chain guards for it (a chainguard being--the sort of thing to keep your
long pant-leg from getting oil on it).

One thing I've noticed is that if I don't do something to both pants legs, even
the non-drive side gets grungy. I'd extrapolate from that to suggest that even
with a chain guard, you'd have to deep the pants cuff from rubbing on the
hardware.
--
PeteCresswell

Artoi said:

In article <[email hidden]>, DougC <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I have a 3x9 speed bicycle and am wondering what options there are for
chain guards for it (a chainguard being--the sort of thing to keep your
long pant-leg from getting oil on it).

I use a large rubber band. I store a couple on my water bottle.

Quoted message said:

But, back to the original question; Are there such chainguards?

These are quite common on the continent:
<http://www.bike-discount.biz/helix_herren/pic5.jpg>
No idea where to buy such a thing in the .com world.

Günther

RonSonic said:

Blair P. Houghton said:

Velcro is off-patent and dirt cheap now. Just wrap some
around your pants and you're done.
"String, wire, cable ties, spare chain..."

Doesn't anybody have a proper steel spring pants clip anymore? Used to live on
pegs near the cash registers at bike stores. Or is this a Rivendell thing now?

I thought they pretty much started disappearing when the
velcro ones started appearing in the early '80s, but nothing
about bicycling ever really disappears.

I used to have a few really nice velcro wraps with reflectorized
tape sewn onto them. Cheap with bike-shop logo, back when "cheap"
for a piece of velcro was $3/foot...

--Blair

Chain guards, hose-pipes, gaiters. blablabla.

Why not just a pant clip? Or a strap (many of these have the additional
benefit of reflective tape for night riding). Or if you really want
simplicity, just roll down your sock, wrap the end of your pant leg
neatly around your leg and unroll the sock over it. Worked great for
me, I never got chain marks in over twenty five years.

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Frank, to answer your OQ, no. I have never seen them. For one, they
would have to be somewhat complicated owing to the derailer system, and
two, it would be simpler just to equip the bike with a multi-speed hub,
and use a regular chain guard.

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