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Why Can't I Find 22t Bash Guards?


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I'm building up a Planet X Zebdi out of some spare/donated parts. I'm gonna have to buy a new pair of cranks but I'm really struggling to find any one who stocks a crank or bash ring that can take and 22 tooth chainring. I was hoping to keep the cost of the cranks around a ton with a pair of try-all cranks a tensile bashring and a 5 bolt 22t chainring. But everyone seams to be struggling to get tensile stuff at the moment, and checking out most shops websites everything else only goes upto 18 tooth :angry:. I've even looked at Middleburn cranks but again no-one has 175mm isis in any colour in stock. I've been out of the trials game for a while, it seams like bmx everyone is going over to micro-drive drive chains.

Can anyone give me some suggestions?

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I would check ebay mate, i bought a pair of truvativ hussfelts and bb for £15 off a mate then couldnt find a bash ring to fit. Then looked on ebay and found a brand new dmr ring thing for 20 quid so cranks and bash guard and bb for 35 quid so my advice is search ebay!

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Why do you want 22t anyway? It's been superceded, everyone runs either 16 or 18 on the front now. (Unless they're running burns).

I use a 16t TI bash on my middleburns with a 13t on the back, tis perfect. :P

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Why do you want 22t anyway? It's been superceded, everyone runs either 16 or 18 on the front now. (Unless they're running burns).

I use a 16t TI bash on my middleburns with a 13t on the back, tis perfect. :P

Its not obsolete at all i run a 22 up front, as does Danny mac! The man said hes buildin an old school zebber and a 22 is best for old school rigs! I think blackspire still make em. As do middleburn and tensile. But ur right 18t up front is more popular nowadays.

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I'm building up a Planet X Zebdi out of some spare/donated parts. I'm gonna have to buy a new pair of cranks but I'm really struggling to find any one who stocks a crank or bash ring that can take and 22 tooth chainring. I was hoping to keep the cost of the cranks around a ton with a pair of try-all cranks a tensile bashring and a 5 bolt 22t chainring. But everyone seams to be struggling to get tensile stuff at the moment, and checking out most shops websites everything else only goes upto 18 tooth :angry:. I've even looked at Middleburn cranks but again no-one has 175mm isis in any colour in stock. I've been out of the trials game for a while, it seams like bmx everyone is going over to micro-drive drive chains.

Can anyone give me some suggestions?

I have two kicking around somewhere at mine but we are not full members yet other then that i would sell one because i don't need two.

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Its not obsolete at all i run a 22 up front, as does Danny mac! The man said hes buildin an old school zebber and a 22 is best for old school rigs! I think blackspire still make em. As do middleburn and tensile. But ur right 18t up front is more popular nowadays.

I never said obselete, I said superceded, which I took to mean that there is a new standard now, so they are hardly ever used because there are more 18t and 16t parts available.

Why is 22t better for old bikes? I'd still use 16:13 if I built one up, they're smaller so they clear over stuff better and they're lighter and look much cleaner if you ask me.

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Says who?

:P

I was not a member when i posted but i am now cool.

Brass-Pie as we are now members let me know if you want that 22 tooth rock ring i have its a black spire Granny god ring.

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I was not a member when i posted but i am now cool.

It was a joke, you blatantly can spell and aren't some annoying teenager here to just make a mess of the forum so i upgraded you guys ;)

Brass-Pie as we are now members let me know if you want that 22 tooth rock ring i have its a black spire Granny god ring.

Please make sure to do any trading in the fs/wtd section, not in sub forums. Make a FS thread then pm him about it ;)

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It was a joke, you blatantly can spell and aren't some annoying teenager here to just make a mess of the forum so i upgraded you guys ;)

Thank you mate.

I can not spell at all well I'm using spell check and have a Oxford English Dictionary and Thesaurus with me I'm doing my best I'm Dyslexic I'm not joking.

Ps.

I'm from Leicestershire to

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Why do you want 22t anyway? It's been superceded, everyone runs either 16 or 18 on the front now. (Unless they're running burns).

I use a 16t TI bash on my middleburns with a 13t on the back, tis perfect. :P

I've been riding BMX and Downhill for the last few years, and I work in a bike shop and Im fed up with all these micro-drive drive-chains they only increase stress on the chain make your parts wear out quicker and generaly make you pedal like a granny. I've thought about running a 18:12 because I like harder gearing, What I realy want to do is run a 22 up front and three surly cogs on the rear 18-15-12 with a cheep sora on the back. Then at least I can ride across town with out getting peed off with the bike and throwing it at the nearest chav.

Earl I will be pming you.

Krisboats thank you for upgrading me to the realm of coolness!!!!!!

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22 toothcranks are hard to find in trials

middleburn do a bash with a 20 tooth chainring

if your using non trials cranks try and find a "dmr ring thing" for a bash

its a steel bash ring they come in 4 and 5 bolt fitting

ebay is the best bet

http://www.discountcyclesdirect.co.uk/prod...roducts_id=5502

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Tensile used to do a screw-on bashring with a 22t chainring bolted on to it. I think they have only just stopped selling them. I've been running one for about a year now and they seem to be ok. So If you can find one I would reccomend one.

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Well I've decided to bite the bullet and go 18-13 I was having a look at a few parts and thanks to the guys that pm'd me, but after a while I started thinking If i'm strugeling to find the parts now whats it going to be like a year or so down the line when i need to repalce parts so shiny new try-all cranks bash gaurd and sprokets turn up today from Tarty bike. Should have the bike together by the weekend when I get a day off from fixing other peoples bikes

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