Lightest chain guide?

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Spacek
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by Spacek

I would need light chain guide for 38T chainring. Where is lightest one...? :o Very difficult find weights of chain guides. There is one: http://www.bike-x-perts.com/en/product_ ... _id/131932 , but it weights so much. :) Is anywhere titan/carbon guides or something lightier ones?

EuroMack
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by EuroMack

Contact this guy on ebay. He makes custom guards in any size you need and they only weigh 50-100g:

http://cgi.ebay.com/BBG-BASHGUARD-BASH- ... dZViewItem

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emike
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by emike

Does anyone use Shift-Up chain guide?

kingkongsfinger
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by kingkongsfinger

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kingkongsfinger
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by kingkongsfinger

These are super mimimum, look nice and British made :thumbup:

http://www.bikeradar.com/gallery/articl ... y-36228/33
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2002maniac
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by 2002maniac

Lightest would be either a custom guide from Mattias at Experimental Prototype or the Helium Components guide (which I designed, link in my signature line)

emike
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by emike

You seen these?

Yep, but now i'am using 69g Rohloff. So what's the point to change it?

Lightest would be..

Too damn minimalistic. :D

TheRookie
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by TheRookie

kingkongsfinger wrote:These are super mimimum, look nice and British made :thumbup:

http://www.bikeradar.com/gallery/articl ... y-36228/33" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

But heavy as you need to use the Hope chainwheel with the attached chain guide ring/bash which will add 40g over a single chainring.
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