[TCoop924]

Will an E-Type E.Thirteen DRS chain guide fit on my 2001 Kona Stinky with a 2003 Truvativ Gigapipe Team DH bottom bracket which I think is not an E-type?

According to the packaging of my bottom bracket, the difference between the E-type and non-E is simply a spacer (E-type has the spacer). Is this correct?

The chain guide is supposedly for E-type but the evil website says that the drs will likely fit non-E-type bottom brackets. Anyone with experience on this one?

 

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Originally posted by TCoop924
Truvativ Gigapipe Team DH bottom bracket

it'll fit fine. The DRS is "e-type" in that it has a bolt hole so you can mount an E-type derailleur to it.

 

[TCoop924]

Well, I sure hope it works out....gonna try to get one on ebay for cheap(er).

 

[TCoop924]

Woohoo....won it on ebay. From the looks, it'll fit fine. Now just gotta install the bloody thing. Having never done this before, should I have it installed by my LBS or try and do it myself? Also, any estimates on price for a bike shop to do it?

 

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it's really easy to install yourself if you have a BB tool. Just attach the BB adapter to the DRS guide, then stick the BB thru the big hole and tighten it down. Done. (well, there's a little more to it but the DRS instructions will tell you exactly what to do).

If you don't have a BB tool, they're like $12, buy one. No sense in getting an LBS to do it for you. 9 out of 10 LBS's wouldn't know a chainguide from a disc brake, at least around here....

 

[TCoop924]

9 out of 10 LBS's wouldn't know a chainguide from a disc brake, at least around here....

haha....that's probably true at most bike shops around here too. I imagine a bike shop would probably charge right around the 12 bucks a BB tool would cost as well. Guess I'll get one and hope that I haven't gone illiterate over the summer.