What is chain stay protector?
The chain-stay is the part of a bike frame nearest to your chain. A chain-stay protector is an item that protects your chain from hitting the chain-stay; it’s also known as the metal part beneath the chain.
How can I make my chain quieter?
Metal on metal interaction makes the most noise, as opposed to plastic on plastic or even metal on plastic. So the use of plastic can significantly reduce chain noise. In fact, some recommendations include using plastic rollers in the chain length as a way to dampen noise.
Is chain slap normal?
It is completely normal. There are several things you can do, the simplest one is putting a slap guard around your drive side chain stay. You could use an old tube or a purposely made foam guard.
What is chain slap MTB?
Chain slap has a few cheap and easy solutions. When it comes to noise, one you cannot miss is chain slap, down every rough downhill section or off every drop your chain makes a right racket slapping up and down against your swingarm.
Is chain slap bad?
What causes chain slap?
Re: Chain slap causes? One cause (and not necessarily yours) is a sticky freehub so that when you coast the freehub is turning the cassette and de-tensioning the chain. You can check this by spinning the rear wheel and observing if the freehub wants to turn the pedals. You could always fit a chain stay protector.
What is chain stay?
The chainstay or “stays” = The pair of frame tubes that joins the bottom bracket shell to the rear axle holders (the slots the back wheel goes in). This means that the chain stays connect the bottom bracket (BB) to the center of the back wheel.
Do I need a chain protector?
It is not necessary to install a chain guard on your bike. If you are flying through rough sections of trail or road its does a good job of keeping the chain in line with the teeth on the chainring and you can continue pedaling. You can have a bash guard with the chain guide.
Are chain couplings quiet?
Chain couplings tend to run with more noise than other coupling styles, especially those using metal roller chain. Plastic chain can run quieter than metal chain. Silent, or inverted, chain couplings run quieter than standard metal chain couplings, too.