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Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2024
If you have ever dumped your chain off the inner front chain wheel on your bike, and your bike has round metal tubing, get one of these! Installs in less than 5 minutes, weighs almost nothing, and keeps the chain from dumping forevermore.
john
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2023
I have a 9x2 gravel bike with no clutch on the derailleur. My chain would hop off on the street or off the beaten path so I was looking for a solution. To compound the issue, I found a ridiculously small chainring for which the chain would come off as soon as I put it in low gear.Now I can access that gear and the chain stays on. I am not sure it fixed my problem about the chain hopping off during normal riding or it is me adjusting my riding style, but it surely fixed the chainring issue.
JimM
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2022
My bike started having trouble with dropping the chain on shifts to the small chainring, which is 26 teeth. The chain is not worn. If I adjusted the derailer inner stop enough to reliably prevent chain drop, then it would almost never make the shift. With this in place, I moved the stop out so that it always makes the shift, and now it never drops the chain, either. In my case (Bacchetta A26 recumbent with 52-42 BioPace-26 chainwheels), this will barely get low enough on the shifter tube to do its job. The mounting strap hits the weld bead on the tube. I think it might work on a 24 tooth chainring, but it might be dicey with a 22 tooth. In that case, I would either cut away some of the mounting strap, or maybe heat it up and bend it outward to accommodate the weld bead. It doesn't seem to take much load to do its job, so I think such modifications would not cause failure. It is working for the setup I have, so I am very happy.
T. Price
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2019
The Origin8 chain catcher is smaller than the Third Eye version and easier to install but seems to work just as well.
JustMike
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2019
What can I say - they work great once you have them adjusted properly. Super easy to set up and very durable. If you cant afford a Paul's or Wolf Tooth, this is a great alternative. I always buy the largest one and shim it to fit the frame. Stainless bolt included, extremely lightweight so what more can you ask for but some extra bling. It would be cool if they came in different colors, but that's why people call me NASCAR.
lynn
Reviewed in Canada on August 25, 2017
Did not fit around the post
SirLancelot
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2016
If you use your mountain bike as God intended and ride off-road, you'll inevitably find yourself wanting to quickly drop down to the small chainring right before a big climb only to find that it dropped off the inside of the chainring, bringing your bike's forward momentum to a stop while you try to keep your body from getting flung over the handlebars.That's where this simple but ingenious device proves itself so useful. It keeps the chain from getting thrown off the inside chainring, keeping your bike rolling and you firmly planted in the saddle. I believe this should be mandatory for any serious cross-country MTB rider.
Kris Hull
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2016
It is 10.2 grams, and super easy to install, but it does not work on a road double. It is too short to reach the chain. It needs to be one or two millimeters away from the chain to do any good. I think it would work fabulously on a triple. It is so short it will probably not work as a chain guide on a single as the marketing copy suggests.The budget option for a road double is the n-gear. It is heavier, but it does a great job. The n-gear is a little fiddley to set up though. It wants to move when you tighten it.The best option for a road double is the SRAM chain catcher. It is expensive, but worth it. 9.8g and it has a clever little adjustment screw that lets you dial in the position perfectly. The only negative to the SRAM and other similar chain catchers is that you have to remove the derailleur mounting bolt to install it, and then re-tune your derailleur after you put it back on.
CanAmSteve
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2013
This is a useful piece of plastic to protect your frame from the chain coming off and scratching it. BUT - for the price, you'd think the hardware would be stainless steel. As it isn't, you can be assured it will rust solidly into place, given its location. Use grease when installing.
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