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danose
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| jeremyb wrote: | | Surely you can find something more expensive Robbie?? |
MRP carbon bash ring maybe? 
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Robbie
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| Posted: Wed 16/Jul/08 8:22am Post subject: |
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| jeremyb wrote: | | Surely you can find something more expensive Robbie?? |
I always get the cheapest component that matches my requirements 
I suspect that Gamut bash guards are not cheap, but they are light and have some shock absorption, and should keep the chain on. These things I am wanting 
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banga
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| Posted: Wed 16/Jul/08 8:34am Post subject: |
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| danose wrote: | | jeremyb wrote: | | Surely you can find something more expensive Robbie?? |
MRP carbon bash ring maybe? |
Carbon and bash shouldn't be used in the same sentence, having seen what happens to a carbon MRP plate when it meets rock I wouldn't be spending my hard earned dollars on one.
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jeremyb
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| Posted: Wed 16/Jul/08 9:50am Post subject: |
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| banga wrote: | | danose wrote: | | jeremyb wrote: | | Surely you can find something more expensive Robbie?? |
MRP carbon bash ring maybe? |
Carbon and bash shouldn't be used in the same sentence, having seen what happens to a carbon MRP plate when it meets rock I wouldn't be spending my hard earned dollars on one. |
Robbies bottom bracket is too playful so unless it miraculously reaches resonance theres only an incredibly small chance of a collision happening
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Robbie
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| Posted: Wed 16/Jul/08 10:00am Post subject: |
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| banga wrote: | | danose wrote: | | jeremyb wrote: | | Surely you can find something more expensive Robbie?? |
MRP carbon bash ring maybe? |
Carbon and bash shouldn't be used in the same sentence, having seen what happens to a carbon MRP plate when it meets rock I wouldn't be spending my hard earned dollars on one. |
Agreed, the ideal material would be durable and absorb impacts.
The holes in the Gamut bashguard would help with this
Assuming a carbon bash guard was tough enough (and it could possibly be if it was baked correctly) it would be far too hard to absorb any shock, and that could do nasty things to whatever it was bolted onto. 
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danose
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| Posted: Wed 16/Jul/08 11:43am Post subject: |
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| Robbie wrote: |
Assuming a carbon bash guard was tough enough (and it could possibly be if it was baked correctly) it would be far too hard to absorb any shock, and that could do nasty things to whatever it was bolted onto. |
where do you get these absurd ideas from - until recently most bash guards were aluminium, a substance not particularly noted for absorbing shock - yet dh tracks were NOT littered with destroyed cranks
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banga
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| Posted: Wed 16/Jul/08 11:50am Post subject: |
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| danose wrote: | | Robbie wrote: |
Assuming a carbon bash guard was tough enough (and it could possibly be if it was baked correctly) it would be far too hard to absorb any shock, and that could do nasty things to whatever it was bolted onto. |
where do you get these absurd ideas from - until recently most bash guards were aluminium, a substance not particularly noted for absorbing shock - yet dh tracks were NOT littered with destroyed cranks |
MRP alloy plates bent well before any damage was done to cranks, they were/are made of cheese.
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dh_winner
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| Posted: Wed 16/Jul/08 11:55am Post subject: |
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oooh new bling. MRP G2, E13 LG or Gamut.... My decision isnt getting any easier.
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jeremyb
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| Posted: Wed 16/Jul/08 12:04pm Post subject: |
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| danose wrote: | | Robbie wrote: |
Assuming a carbon bash guard was tough enough (and it could possibly be if it was baked correctly) it would be far too hard to absorb any shock, and that could do nasty things to whatever it was bolted onto. |
where do you get these absurd ideas from - until recently most bash guards were aluminium, a substance not particularly noted for absorbing shock - yet dh tracks were NOT littered with destroyed cranks |
And if you're hitting your bashguard on something hard enough that you're likely to brake other components then thats the least of our worries 
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danose
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| Posted: Wed 16/Jul/08 12:15pm Post subject: |
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| jeremyb wrote: |
And if you're hitting your bashguard on something hard enough that you're likely to brake other components then thats the least of our worries |
more to the point - any hits are glancing blows (cos of your forward motion) - well unless you're some mad skillz street rider
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azza28
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| Posted: Thu 17/Jul/08 11:06am Post subject: |
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| Screwface wrote: | | is it just me or do chain guides seem really pricey for what they are? |
The prices do seem expensive for example, you can get the P30 for $260 incl postage off chainreactioncycles.com
Get an e13, can get those for $200 from good dealers
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