Replacement Chain Guide

[Doomanic]

So I broke my E*Thirteen E*Spec Plus Chain Guide at the weekend. No idea how, I was riding up a fire road and heard a crack, I looked down and it was sitting funny over the chain ring and came off in my hand when I tried to put it back. Anyway, that's not important right now. What is important is sourcing a replacement, either another E*Spec Plus, or something better. Has anyone changed their chain guide for something else?

 

[steve_sordy]

With a narrow wide chainring and a clutch mech, why does anyone need a chain guide.
Or am I just not riding fast enough over rough enough terrain?

 

[Doomanic]

The Trek design team thought it needed one and the accountants clearly agreed otherwise it wouldn't be there.

I've ordered a ZTTO chain guide from FleaBay for 6 quid as no one has the 35 quid E*Thirteen guide in stock.

 

[steve_sordy]

I had an e13 chain guide on my YT Capra. It caused more problems than it solved and I was a lot better off without it. Never lost the chain. I got a very good price for the guide when I sold it on eBay.

 

[Gary]

Contact E-13 Dom. Be honest about its failure and I'd imagine they will replace it hassle free.
They are pretty good with warranty. TBF they need to be.
I don't know what guide you are refering to but lots of their stuff is quite badly designed but they do implement "revisions" to various flawed designs so you could be lucky and get a replacement that's a little more upto it's job

 

[Gary]

I had an e13 chain guide on my YT Capra. It caused more problems than it solved and I was a lot better off without it.

The one that the top guide quick release lever would. erm... release quickly and without warning?
Yeah. E13 revised the top guide on those. and handed them out for free if you flagged the issue with them.
I have one here sat unopened.

 

[steve_sordy]

The one that the top guide quick release lever would. erm... release quickly and without warning?
Yeah. E13 revised the top guide on those. and handed them out for free if you flagged the issue with them.
I have one here sat unopened.

Nope, not tat one. Mine was the "e*thirteen TRS+ Dual, frame assembly via ISCG 05, chain wheel range 22-38T". It came as OE on a 2015 YT Capra (2x10). The chain kept coming off and being jammed into the frame. Each time, I had to release the guide to free the chain. And given it was a carbon frame, I wasn't too happy with it. I replaced it with a Bionicon chain guide (a type of dangler) that worked a treat. Eventually I converted to a 1x12 and never lost a chain again on that bike.

 

[Gary]

Ah.. you had that Capra.
I serviced one of those last week. antique front mech and all.