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1x9 Chainguides

prophet0426

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Okay so I am considering running a 1x9 setup on my fully, and wanted to get some feedback if anyone has been running a setup similiar to this. I'm currently running a 2x9 but rarely ever use the granny, so dropping the extra weight would be good. My current setup is a GT Force 1, so chain slack should not be a problem. I was looking at the E13 and BlackSpire offerings but don't know if these are good to run as a 1x9 setup. Thanks for the help/feedback!
 

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Okay so I am considering running a 1x9 setup on my fully, and wanted to get some feedback if anyone has been running a setup similiar to this. I'm currently running a 2x9 but rarely ever use the granny, so dropping the extra weight would be good. My current setup is a GT Force 1, so chain slack should not be a problem. I was looking at the E13 and BlackSpire offerings but don't know if these are good to run as a 1x9 setup. Thanks for the help/feedback!

Is your bike FS or HT?

On a HT I used a produt called a Jump Stop in place of my front Der wich worked great on a 1x9 setup. Plus it only cost like $8.

On my FS I tried using a BB mounted black spire stinger. But I didn't like the way it altered my chain line and it would love if it took an impact. I gave up on running a chain guide on my FS until I get a bike with proper ICSG tabs.
 

prophet0426

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Is your bike FS or HT?

On a HT I used a produt called a Jump Stop in place of my front Der wich worked great on a 1x9 setup. Plus it only cost like $8.

On my FS I tried using a BB mounted black spire stinger. But I didn't like the way it altered my chain line and it would love if it took an impact. I gave up on running a chain guide on my FS until I get a bike with proper ICSG tabs.

I'm going to run this on my FS. So are you still running a 1xp setup on FS without a chainguide? I was wondering about the BB mounted guides as my bike does not have an ICSG tab setup either.
 

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I've been using the e13 all summer with my 1x9 setup (full suspension). Has worked great so far, however the top guide has a crack in it. Stays on, but I can't tighten it. Have a replacement sitting at the shop.
 
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