Folks -
I rescue, repair, and donate bikes in Southern New Hampshire. I often get single speed kids' bikes that do not have chainguards. I am afraid that single speed bikes without a chainguard are a potentially unsafe for a younger rider and I will not give them out. So I have 2 questions:
- Does anyone know of a good source of kid sized aftermarket universal chainguards?
- Am I being too paranoid? I realize that the kids that get these bikes or their parents can remove the chainguards any time in the future and probably will remove them if they get bent or misaligned. On the other hand, it would only take a second to lose a finger if a kid were to put a finger into a chain ring - I have a scar from a tandem timing chain/chainring that I inadvertently got caught in and it does not take much to cause real damage.
Thanks for any advise or suggestions.
Regards,
JB
JB,
I think your concern is definitely valid. I have a middle aged friend who lost a finger between the chainring and chain as a child. Any bike without a derrailier or something else to release the tension could do it. A fixie on a stand is a particular concern. If it gets spun up it won’t stop fast because of the momentum of the wheel.
Some years in the past I did find a nice strong chrome plated one for a kids bike so they may still be out there. I have no idea who the supplier was though.
Gwyn
On Jun 30, 2016, at 12:05 PM, Let's put people on bikes letsputpeopleonbikes@gmail.com wrote:
Folks -
I rescue, repair, and donate bikes in Southern New Hampshire. I often get single speed kids' bikes that do not have chainguards. I am afraid that single speed bikes without a chainguard are a potentially unsafe for a younger rider and I will not give them out. So I have 2 questions: Does anyone know of a good source of kid sized aftermarket universal chainguards? Am I being too paranoid? I realize that the kids that get these bikes or their parents can remove the chainguards any time in the future and probably will remove them if they get bent or misaligned. On the other hand, it would only take a second to lose a finger if a kid were to put a finger into a chain ring - I have a scar from a tandem timing chain/chainring that I inadvertently got caught in and it does not take much to cause real damage. Thanks for any advise or suggestions.
Regards,
JB
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Sks and heibe both make universal chain guards. J and b probably has them or a cheaper house brand that will do the trick.
Tom Martin ASPCC bike program coordinator Cascade Sent on the go. Please excuse brevity and typos.
On Jun 30, 2016, at 9:24 AM, Gwyndaf Jones gdaf@tiac.net wrote:
JB,
I think your concern is definitely valid. I have a middle aged friend who lost a finger between the chainring and chain as a child. Any bike without a derrailier or something else to release the tension could do it. A fixie on a stand is a particular concern. If it gets spun up it won’t stop fast because of the momentum of the wheel.
Some years in the past I did find a nice strong chrome plated one for a kids bike so they may still be out there. I have no idea who the supplier was though.
Gwyn
On Jun 30, 2016, at 12:05 PM, Let's put people on bikes letsputpeopleonbikes@gmail.com wrote:
Folks -
I rescue, repair, and donate bikes in Southern New Hampshire. I often get single speed kids' bikes that do not have chainguards. I am afraid that single speed bikes without a chainguard are a potentially unsafe for a younger rider and I will not give them out. So I have 2 questions: Does anyone know of a good source of kid sized aftermarket universal chainguards? Am I being too paranoid? I realize that the kids that get these bikes or their parents can remove the chainguards any time in the future and probably will remove them if they get bent or misaligned. On the other hand, it would only take a second to lose a finger if a kid were to put a finger into a chain ring - I have a scar from a tandem timing chain/chainring that I inadvertently got caught in and it does not take much to cause real damage. Thanks for any advise or suggestions.
Regards,
JB
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Your initials will send you in the right direction:
http://www.jbi.bike/web/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=chain+guard
On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 10:24 AM, Gwyndaf Jones gdaf@tiac.net wrote:
JB,
I think your concern is definitely valid. I have a middle aged friend who lost a finger between the chainring and chain as a child. Any bike without a derrailier or something else to release the tension could do it. A fixie on a stand is a particular concern. If it gets spun up it won’t stop fast because of the momentum of the wheel.
Some years in the past I did find a nice strong chrome plated one for a kids bike so they may still be out there. I have no idea who the supplier was though.
Gwyn
On Jun 30, 2016, at 12:05 PM, Let's put people on bikes < letsputpeopleonbikes@gmail.com> wrote:
Folks -
I rescue, repair, and donate bikes in Southern New Hampshire. I often get single speed kids' bikes that do not have chainguards. I am afraid that single speed bikes without a chainguard are a potentially unsafe for a younger rider and I will not give them out. So I have 2 questions:
- Does anyone know of a good source of kid sized aftermarket
universal chainguards? 2. Am I being too paranoid? I realize that the kids that get these bikes or their parents can remove the chainguards any time in the future and probably will remove them if they get bent or misaligned. On the other hand, it would only take a second to lose a finger if a kid were to put a finger into a chain ring - I have a scar from a tandem timing chain/chainring that I inadvertently got caught in and it does not take much to cause real damage.
Thanks for any advise or suggestions.
Regards,
JB
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