i dont know if i should get a DRS or SRS i would like to keep my small ring if possible, but i dont want to loose my chain anymore on hucks and drops period
E13 Drs
- Thread starter joe dirt
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I've been using a DRS for 2 years now and never dropped a chain.
The DRS will help but there is still a slight possibility of your chain moving between the two rings in really rough conditions, but it does do a great job of of keeping the der. from slapping the chain around. But chain derailment on the SRS or STS is impossible without some other sort of equipment failure. The STS system can use between a 32-36t and might give you the smaller gearing you want to keep.
Both systems are awesome. I have a 22t-36t 4-bolt DRS with a 30t cassette and an SRS with a 34t ring and 34t cassette...the 1-1 ratio on the SRS is fine for climbing on my small HT (often standing up, but I can sit down if I don't mind using a RIDICULOUS amount of seatpost), but I really like having the granny for the long climbs on my full suspension.
You really need to make the choice based on whether you want that granny ring and the potential maintenance of your front mech and cables. The chain retention is 100% perfect for me, occasional front derailleur problems aside. (Which aren't guide issues, but are worth considering. In my case, they're negligable.)
So yeah, don't worry that you'll lose chains with the DRS. Just decide if you want the mech or not, and buy whichever guide fits your choice...and since it seems you want the granny ring, just get the DRS...and take the time to have it properly set up. In fact, shoot some pics from all angles and send them to E13 once you're done; let them check out your setup and make sure it's good.
MD
You really need to make the choice based on whether you want that granny ring and the potential maintenance of your front mech and cables. The chain retention is 100% perfect for me, occasional front derailleur problems aside. (Which aren't guide issues, but are worth considering. In my case, they're negligable.)
So yeah, don't worry that you'll lose chains with the DRS. Just decide if you want the mech or not, and buy whichever guide fits your choice...and since it seems you want the granny ring, just get the DRS...and take the time to have it properly set up. In fact, shoot some pics from all angles and send them to E13 once you're done; let them check out your setup and make sure it's good.
MD
Just ride a single ring. You get so much less torque with a granny ring than a larger 34t chainring. For the last year, I've ridden 34t and 36t chainrings on all my bikes, and I've had no problems. If the gearing is too high, just stand up. You'll get a lot stronger, and you're bike will be a lot simpler, probably even lighter. Just steer clear of the road cassettes if you spend a lot of time not being shuttled.
Ummmmmm...what? Lower gears=more torque.bikenweed said:
It's funny. I know a few superstrong guys who can stand and pedal their big rigs all the way up a mountain, but the vast majority of those with a single chainring simply end up getting off and pushing, despite what they claim they can do before the climb, or how much fun they make of a granny ring. (And most of them aren't the kind of guys who will train to get strong enough to do it...that's a pretty daunting goal anyhow.) Meanwhile, I just cruise up the hill in a nice gear; the granny is especially helpful when it gets very technical, precisely because it makes a ton of torque.
If the dude knows he wants his granny ring, I say that's his choice, and there's a good reason E13 makes the DRS. This thread isn't about whether he wants a granny or not, anyhow...it's about the chain retention of the DRS, which works impeccably (for me, anyhow).
MD
I've only dropped a chain thrice with my DRS, two of those were on huge crashes, one must have been a fluke 
Just got one...LOVE IT!!!
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