Chris Williams
Maximum Pace
- Dec 21, 2013
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Just reading an article on Cycling weekly and noticed a chain catcher on the bike - does any one use one? I suppose it is to stop the chain from falling off on a down shift....
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on a road bike= "Fred".
all on plastic bikes.Marcel Kittel = Fred
Alberto Contador = Fred
Chris Froome = Fred
Mark Cavendish = Fred
It seems the whole Pro Tour Peloton is full of FRED'S!
I am sorry to say the later - I've had the Anchor since 2001 and never had a chain come off - frame looks like new- but saying that not been looking at magazines etc for some time so not aware of these things - Ordering one ASAP just to make sureor they are unaware of the dangers.
Funny thing, I don't remember anyone spec'ing their chain catcher in the "detailed bike build thread".
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@gunj I'd definitely be using a catcher for Di2 . Seen Eric jump his chain far too many times! And with Di2 you cannot manually 'catch' the chain as you can with std cable system. You are stuck with a 100rpm cheese grater.
Sent from my chisel and stone.