We get asked frequently for "something to cover my chain" As if it were simple For single speed bikes ( and for internal hub gears - for all the bikes with just one sprocket in front and just one in the rear) there are traditional full chain cases . Those are specifically sized to a specific model bike. We also had Wald Chromed Chain Covers ( below)
Wald has closed production of Chainguards
We are now sold out completely. Some plastic guards in stock.
And some vintage Raleigh Sports chainguards in painted steel -
please call - for contact, click "how to order" , below.
Both of those cover the chain in such a way as to preclude use of derailleur systems . If your bike has derailleurs, the shifting mechanism needs to span the chain. Hence, the chain can't be covered. ( Yes, there was once a pretty aluminum half-sized chain cover supplied with Peugeot ladies' UO-18 bikes. With cute retro French styling, it bulged neatly around a Simplex front changer. They are but a distant memory now)
This 'cover my chain' conversation's impetus is often a black smear on your white socks. Or worse, on your slacks. As a forgetful kind of guy, I sometimes ride without a rubber band at my ankle. So I'm familiar with the issue. I find the chain touches my ankle about eight inches behind the top of the sprocket, when my pedal is at about nine o'clock. So the disc type chainwheel covers, attractive though they may be, don't help much. But that's what we have. They fit all bikes, install easily without much hassle, come in basic matches-everything black and they're cheap. The Kool Stop Chain Guard is shown below. There are two sizes, small for outer chainrings of 44 or 46 teeth and large for outer chainrings of 48 to 53 teeth.
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