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Monday, August 4, 2008

Mounting a chainguard

Here is the evidence that my little sister's bike formerly had a chainguard - there are two (well three) mounting points below:
attaching a chainguard bike bicycle

I found her an inexpensive but pretty chainguard at Monotomy Vintage Bicycle, and now I hope for help in deciding how to mount it.

chainguard mounting

The top point is easy, there is a hole drilled in the chainguard, we just have to find a bolt that won't interfere with the chainring.

The rear connection is more complicated. That mounting bit is meant to have another piece and attach to the chainstay.

I wonder if it would be better to get a different piece of metal, attach and rotate that one quarter turn clockwise, drill another hole further back through both the chainstay and the metal piece to stabilize it with a second connection, and then mount it to the frame with the frame's rear attachment point?

Or perhaps there's yet another option I'm not considering?