Here's a video about installing our new chain ring guards. We also have some of the hardware separately, should you want it use it on another chain ring guard.
VO Chainring Guard from Velo Orange on Vimeo.
And, in case you missed it, there is a video about installing a Rackaleur.
the Rackaleur from Velo Orange on Vimeo.
09 August, 2011
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Extremely dumb question: What are these good for? Are they simply for cleanliness (avoiding grease etc) or do they serve a safety function? The old ten-speed I ride does not have one (or it was taken off at some point).
When you're shooting against a white background, you may want to up the exposure on the camera a bit. It's looking pretty silohuetted and dark. Either that or use a background with a different value. I'm digging the B&W, though. I feel like these should be watched through a scrim of cigarette smoke rising to the top of the bijou.
The chain ring guards are great for folks who commute in long pants and need clean cuffs. It's simpler than rolling up you pants leg or using a trouser band. A full chain guard is also good, but harder to install.
Well sure, that's fine for you, but whenever I want a flat-headed screwdriver, all I can find are Phillips heads, and vice versa. And you want me to find two screwdrivers of the right type? Out of the question.
It'd be great if you made an install video for the VO fenders.
I know I can't be the only one who's more than a little intimidated when you see all of the supplied hardware, and no diagram showing where everything goes, or what order.
Also, I sure wish the chain ring guards were available in 144 bcd for my fixed gear. I suppose I can use the spacer kit with a rounded larger chain ring. Fixed riders need clean cuffs too!
Did you file the anti-chainsuck nubbin down w/ the chainwheel still on the crankset?
Michael,
Instructions for installing fenders are (well, should be) included in every fender order. They are also available on the website under Tech Info.
Annette
I'm seldom critical of VO efforts but it strikes me that this chain ring guard installation video is pretty useless. If you can't figure out how to do this without a video then you can't do much of anything on a bike. Now that fender installation video would be something to see!
I for one was interested to see how the chain guard attached. I thought the bolts were replacing the existing ones, not going through the hollow part of the chain ring bolt. I've been around bikes for over 25 years and this system seemed pretty cool. Thanks for explaining it. Per Anon 10:04- I've been around bikes for 25 years + and I am always learning stuff. Sometimes it's little details about how to do something, but one can always learn something new.
Thank you all for the feedback. Let's try to keep in mind, though, that what's elementary for one is completely new for another. We thought the chainring guard needed i's own video because the hardware is unique. We've never seen anything like this before, and we think it's clever enough to show off to all of you.
We also appreciate the comments about fender instructions. We've been working on new fender instructions and video, but it's an enormous project because of the huge variety of bikes and fender hardware. It's kind of stalled at the monent but we'll get it out there. I agree that our instructions could use some updating, but until then, the handwritten instructions offer all the info needed. We're also available for questions when folks get stuck, but people seem to rarely have trouble with them that they don't sort out on their own.
Dr. Hypercube: in this example (VO triple), the chain-stop pin didn't need to be modified at all. In cases where modification is needed, I'd recommend removing the chainring and filing it while securely fastened elsewhere, though, so you don't scratch your crank.
Michael, this is the reason we sell the hardware seperately also. As you mentioned, grinding the teeth off an old ring is a great way to make a guard. The hardware should work with a wide variety of bolt patterns and rings.
Well, here I am again, Anonymous 10:04 ...
Of course I can't disagree with Anonymous 2:08. What he says is obviously true. It's always possible to learn something new and I suppose that the chain guard video is somewhat helpful and instructive on some basic level. What I really was thinking and did not express is that, given the hardware in hand, I'm guessing that anyone with a modicum of mechanical ability could figure out how the parts fit together. Also, and perhaps more important, VO must have limited resources and I think that those resources could be better directed.
Regarding the fender installation video, I was joking just a little. Having installed two sets of VO
fenders, one on a new Soma Stanyan frame set and another on a vintage Trek frame, I appreciate the difficulty of describing how to install fenders. Almost every case is a custom fit and presents its own particular difficulties and probably requires trips to the hardware store and assorted bending and drilling operations.
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I've installed at least 5 sets of VO fenders and have never found the need to do anything but follow the printed instruction and use the included hardware. A video might be nice for the mechanically challenged, but it's not a difficult install.
Are these designed with the ability to replace a chainring completely? I built up a 1x6 setup for my girlfriend and have been looking for a way to mount a guard in place of the outside chainring. I had thought about just tooling down the teeth on a 53t chainring, but if I could just replace it with one of these I would probably do that. I had seen a couple bash guards elsewhere that would probably work... but they are ugly :P
Aaron,
They are designed to replace an outer chain ring (using the regular chain ring bolts) or be installed in addition to the outer ring (using the special hardware kit).
Chris, I have a Ticino 16D, how can I best determine that your chain ring guard will fit my bike?
Thanks
- Chris
The chain ring guards fit on 110bcd cranks.
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