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Chain Stuck between chain ring and bash guard

kuksul08

Monkey
Jun 4, 2007
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Ugh... Having some issues here. As you can see my other thread about chainring noise, I bought a new one and it fit in there perfect, and eliminated the noise.

So I went out for an actual ride today and went over a speed bump and the chain somehow gets stuck between the chain ring and the bash guard, then gets caught on the guide and twists the whole deal so I can't pedal.

Are these parts incompatible or something? What is going wrong here....

This is the chainring I bought: http://pricepoint.resultspage.com/search?p=R&srid=S1-4&lbc=pricepoint&w=dangerboy&url=http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/14643-080_DANCR6-3-Parts-52-Chainrings/Bashguards/Dangerboy-4-Bolt-Chainring.htm&rk=1&uid=115207175&sid=2&ts=custom&rsc=YW8zC--nEO-PhDF6&method=and&isort=score&view=list

I have TruVativ Holzfeller cranks and Gamut G25. I've never had this problem before.

Here is a comparison picture showing the new and old chain rings. It looks as though the new one is slightly offset for some reason...




Please help
 

kuksul08

Monkey
Jun 4, 2007
240
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Update-

I spoke with Gamut and we decided it was my chain ring having an offset which makes it not compatible with the the way the guide works. I didn't realize this when I bought the chainring :huh: Oh well... not the guide's fault.

Anyway, I still need to figure something out which is permanent...basically buying a new chain ring which sucks (goodbye $40), but in the mean time I custom made an aluminum ring to take up the gap created by the chain ring. I really want to ride this week and try out these clip in shoes :)

I tested it out and I still need to bevel the inside edge so the chain doesn't catch on the bash ring, but it worked perfectly without issues so far. :) It added a tiny bit of weight, and might break off if I hit it real hard on something, but should be fine.