- Indestructible, Patent Pending Impact modified Makrolon® plastic bashguard
- Extremely strong yet lightweight design refined by extensive computer Finite Element Analysis, one of the lightest chainguides that you can buy!
- Low friction/abrasion modified Makrolon® stationary upper and lower sliders make for an incredibly free-running and quiet guide system
- Sealed ball bearing lower idler pulley for smooth action, long life, and precision chain guidance
- ISCG Compatible, and A-standard compatible
- Adjustment slots for fine tuned lower idler height adjustment with ISCG frames
- Fits almost every frame made without modification
- Works with short BB spindle lengths (113mm and up) for an un-compromised chain line.
- All captive fasteners allow for one-tool, one-handed adjustment
- The innovative FIRST and ONLY chainguide to use an engineered thermoplastic bashguard
Available in 3 different size bashguards, and 3 different bolt patterns:
-Mountain-X (30T-40T) 4x104, 5x110 or 5x94 spider
-East Coast (30T-42T) 4x104, 5x110 or 5x94 spider
-44 Special (30T-44T) 4x104, 5x110 or 5x94 spider
Submitted by
Surfwax
a Racer
from Boston, MA, USA Date Reviewed: September 9, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Helltrack, Boston
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Strengths:
Slides over rocks, roots... anything really. The only time I've ever broken an SRS was when it was improperly installed on my bike... which happened once (came overtightened from the factory, cracked the gaurd). Comes in tons of colors these days, with plenty of variety for all your different bikes.
Weaknesses:
No 3 spd XC version.
Similar Products Used:
Truvativ box guide, MRP systems..
Bike Setup:
05 Turner DHR, evil imperial SL, Avent Arson, Spooky Junebug. They've all got e.13 on them.
Bottom Line:
There isn't a better guide on the market. Say what you want about the company, but you can't argue with the performance and quality of the product.
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Submitted by
mydrumisyourhead
a Downhiller
from Portland Maine Date Reviewed: September 8, 2008
Favorite Trail:
The river trail
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Weaknesses:
Mud can get stuck in the chain ring and lock the chain. However if yo uclean your bike there will be no problems
Similar Products Used:
MRP , LG1 , Box guide.
Bike Setup:
Santa Cruz Chameleon used for free ride and 4X.
Bottom Line:
I will stand behind anything E13 does. As far as chain guides E13 is the only brand we sell at AllSpeed. Nothing more to say.
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Submitted by
Pip3r
a Downhiller
from Boston, MA Date Reviewed: September 8, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Bromont
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Strengths:
Set it and forget it!
Weaknesses:
Can damage your crank tabs it is so strong. Mud can get clogged behind the bashguard and in between the chainring.
Similar Products Used:
MRP, e.13 LG1
Bike Setup:
Evil Sovereign for dirt jumping/trail riding/urban thrashing.
Bottom Line:
The SRS will outlast any other part of your bike! When properly set up, it is virtually impossible to ever lose a chain. Never have to think or worry about it, it is literally one of the only parts on any of my bikes that that can easily be said for!
If you are looking for a bit of a lighter weight system, or are running a fragile crankset, the LG-1 may be a better option.
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Submitted by
downhilryder
a Racer
from Framingham, Ma Date Reviewed: September 8, 2008
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Strengths:
It is a great system, never lost a chain and comes is so sick colors
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
MRP
Bike Setup:
07 Glory White SRS with White hardware
Bottom Line:
Amazing product.. I have hit many things with the bashguard and only puts a little scratch in it. My old MRp would bent the bashguard.
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Submitted by
Lucent
a Downhiller
from Framingham, MA, USA Date Reviewed: September 8, 2008
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Strengths:
The e.13 SRS chainguide does it all!! The bashguard protects your chainring like a charm, and the guide never drops your chain. What else can you ask for?
Weaknesses:
None!
Bike Setup:
Iron Horse Yakuza Type R.
Bottom Line:
THE chainguide to buy, hands down!! e.13 is a company that supports the industry, supports the local/national/global scene, and has the ingenuity and drive to design (instead of copy) new products!! **ahem**MRP**
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Submitted by
Brandon
a Downhiller
from england Date Reviewed: July 19, 2008
Favorite Trail:
aston hill dh3
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
local bike shop
Strengths:
strong, fit and forget
Weaknesses:
no so far
Bike Setup:
diamondback assault, deore hydrolics
Bottom Line:
realy simple but so effective. chain just dosnt come off, simple
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Submitted by
dalton
a
from australia Date Reviewed: September 26, 2007
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
everything!!! i installed the guide without the instructions most of they way, this was the first time i have ever put a chainguide on and i can tell you it was easy!! rubs for about a week but then it stops. seriously just put it on and forget about it. very strong chain has never come off
Weaknesses:
maybe the price, but i got mine for free brand new so im not complaining
Bike Setup:
couldnt b bothered typing it
Bottom Line:
you are silly if you buy another chainguide over this
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Submitted by
paul denyer
a Weekend Warrior
from london england Date Reviewed: April 11, 2007
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
chainreactioncycles
Strengths:
easy to fit and set up , never failed , chain's never come off , generally pretty great
Weaknesses:
none as yet after a year
Similar Products Used:
mrp which was fiddly and sold pretty quick
Bike Setup:
Rock Lobster team tig marzochi mx pro etc etc
Bottom Line:
never had to adjust this setup , always works even though I do 50 miles a week road then switch wheels for the weekend trail rides, would recommend and have just done so to a mate with a GT Ruckus who constantly has his bike upside down refitting the chain
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Submitted by
nathan bannerman
a Racer
from anacortes, wa, usa Date Reviewed: November 29, 2006
Favorite Trail:
all
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$120.00
Purchased At:
lbs
Strengths:
it is burly and can take a beating, my new bottom bracket bent befor i even scratched the bashring doing sprocket stalls and grinds, its burlyer then hell!! sets up easy and dont have to touch it agian
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
mrp, doul bashring set up
Bike Setup:
05 giant stp, 04 shiver sc, trail pimps(crap), race face cranks, avid bb7 brakes, its a solid build
Bottom Line:
this thing is strong and will last whatever you can dish out!!
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Submitted by
Harry
a Racer
from Leicestershire' England Date Reviewed: November 12, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Chicksands
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$210.00
Purchased At:
Lesiure Lakes, Daventry but don't get them to fit it- I had to refit it afterwards.
Strengths:
Everything. Good for grinds, doesn't damage stuff like a meatal bash. Chain never comes off. Lightweight. easy maintanence. doesn't stop me using gears on each end of cassette. Never needs adjustment...
Weaknesses:
small stones can get stuck behind the plastic bits that are attatched to the boomerang and that the chain rubs on. Chain rubs on plastic bits occasionally. quite expensive Makes lots of nasty noises when covered in mud.
Similar Products Used:
MRP
Bike Setup:
Kona Roats Frame, Dirt Jumnper 3s, hayes HFX9, E13, dmr parts
Bottom Line:
Buy it! don't even think about an MRP! This is awesome!
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Submitted by
jake lipton
a Weekend Warrior
from newton mass usa Date Reviewed: October 18, 2006
Favorite Trail:
sk8 parks dirt jumps
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$150.00
Purchased At:
e 13
Strengths:
every thing. I thought i cracked it once, when i looked at it, not even a dent!
Weaknesses:
pulley rubs on tire a little. If this happens to u please email me if u know how to get rid of it. thnx
Similar Products Used:
blackspire
Bike Setup:
2006 cannondale chase 2, Gold label 2 e 13 srs, single track rims
Bottom Line:
amazing product. A must buy
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Submitted by
Tyler manuel
a Downhiller
from martinez Date Reviewed: August 7, 2006
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
its awsome
Weaknesses:
nothing yetvery strong and can take anything you throw at it
Bike Setup:
iron horse sgs rock shocks boxxer race face stem fsr cranks
Bottom Line:
its the dopest chainguide i have ever used and owned
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Submitted by
Krishna
a Downhiller
from CT, USA Date Reviewed: March 1, 2006
Favorite Trail:
whistler, anywere
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$105.00
Purchased At:
Full Cycles
Strengths:
Really strong, and almost no chain rub.... WHEN INSTALLED PROPERLY. Works great so far. e.13 tech support is awsome, i had a problem, and they helped me right away!
Weaknesses:
Kinda hard to install, but not imposible at all. Price, but all chain guides are this expensive, so price is just a general weekness of all chainguides.
Similar Products Used:
none
Bike Setup:
2005 Yeti ASX Stock except for w.9 rear derailure and shifter + diff seat post cause of broken bolt.
Bottom Line:
Great chain guide and bash so far.
True bottom line is that e.13 takes care of their customers. I had a problem w/ the intilation and e-mailed them one evening. By the next afternoon, they were in contact w/ my LBS and had the problem fixed that afternoon.
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Submitted by
James Jordan
a Weekend Warrior
from Bonita Springs FL US of A Date Reviewed: February 20, 2006
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$125.00
Purchased At:
Bikeman; Maine
Strengths:
Does what it promises. Went on the bike in a matter of minutes, then spent the next hour and more making little tweaks.
Great company with a great attitude. 'John' at e.thirteen- thanks a million. Actually have noticible power delivery changes when 'coming on the cam'.
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Submitted by
Trevor French
a Downhiller
from Cochrane ,Alberta ,Canada Date Reviewed: February 15, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Top Gun at Fernie
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$219.00
Purchased At:
Bow cycle
Strengths:
ITs is a great product the chain has NEVER come off
Weaknesses:
NONE so far maybe a bit of chainrub
Similar Products Used:
Blackspire ns-1
Bike Setup:
@004 Specialized Bighit Expert with 66RC
Bottom Line:
BUY BUY BUY! YOU WILL LOVE IT AND YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED
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Submitted by
T O
a Racer
from Santa Cruz, CA, USA Date Reviewed: February 14, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Demo
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$140.00
Purchased At:
Woodside Bike Shop
Strengths:
Nice design, a bit heavy, but strong.
Weaknesses:
Does not work with Shimano 2 piece BB. Simply does not fit, you must enlarge the hole in the mounting plate. Very DUMB!! Then you think, Oh well I'll scrap the idea of using the ISCG mounts and clamp it with the supplied adaptor between the BB and the frame. Nope, the threaded section of the BB will not pass through the adaptor. super DUMB. I use shimano hollowtech XT cranks.... But you will see in the reviews that the story is the same with Saint and Hone.
Also, the top guide piece hits the swing arm pivot on my bike. This is a bulky design. Not very universal. Also hits the swingarm pivot
Similar Products Used:
none
Bike Setup:
Cannondale Prophet 4X
Bottom Line:
Cool looking, burley, but totally useless unless you want to modify this $140 POS. You would think for that much money, they could design it to work with standard shimano stuff.
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Submitted by
somebody
a Downhiller
from scotland Date Reviewed: December 23, 2005
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$150.00
Purchased At:
CRC
Strengths:
Really really strong and beefy, no flimsy metal bash, parts are well made, customer service one of the best on the market...
Weaknesses:
Really hard to set up. Very noisy unless set up correct. Also, the distance between the chainring and the backplates is small when using a thick chainring - this results in an awful screeching noise if a little dirt gets in.
Similar Products Used:
None to be honest...
Bike Setup:
04 coiler/hayes/raceface/888's etc...
Bottom Line:
Well, its really up to you, but unless you're a pretty good mechanic the you're gonna find it a bugger to set up really well. I've tinkered to hell and back with mine and its still as noisy as hell. I found that the instructions are only any help if you have the ethirteen ring too, because the diagrams show the alignment, which is gonna be different depending on the thickness of your ring and chain...
Although, i have had it running for nearly every day, and the chain hasnt come off once - 100% truth.
My opinion is if you're a downhiller then get this, because the last thing you want in a race is the chain slipping, but if you're a freerider or 4X i would get a simpler guide like a Blackspire.
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Submitted by
sean
a Downhiller
from mansfield, ct, USA Date Reviewed: November 7, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Road to nowhere
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$125.00
Purchased At:
Direct from evil
Strengths:
It keeps the chain on it is quite unless in the extremes and the bash guard is indestructable.
Weaknesses:
Well the parts being plastic is kind of scketchy in my opinion and the bash gaurd cracked at the bolts, i would suggest using larger washers to try and prevent this. I had the chain get caught between the plate and sproket once which meant i had to take the crank off but tht was because it was adjusted wrong.
Similar Products Used:
I have an MRP but I just got it so i couldn't tell you which is better.
Bike Setup:
It was on my P.2 with a dj2, but i just put it on my stinky with a super t pro.
Bottom Line:
Basically i would suggest buying it, it work right 98% of the time but tht 2% is the biggest pain ever.
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Submitted by
op
a
from Farmington Date Reviewed: July 25, 2005
Favorite Trail:
the secret one
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$150.00
Purchased At:
Berlin Bike
Strengths:
Hmmm... Everything! Put it on and forget about it. Does its job so well that you never have to tweak it.
Weaknesses:
Are you joking? None.
Similar Products Used:
lots of crap, don't make a mistake!
Bike Setup:
03 bighit expert, syncros pedals, chris king steelset
Bottom Line:
Buy this and that will be the end of the story. I mean it works really well and looks cool. No problems! That is if you are smart and put it on following the steps and using your brain. If you can't do that then you are out of luck. One more thing, it will rub for about one week. This is the chain rubbing the top slider. Don't worry and don't try fixing it. Just wait and the plastic will wear a little and there will be no more sound. This is normal.
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Submitted by
Cody Powers
a Downhiller
from Chico Date Reviewed: July 22, 2005
Favorite Trail:
boondocks, northstar
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
with bike
Strengths:
came off a ladder and landed square on the thing on some rocks - no damage whatsoever. thing kicks ass, also makes it so i can just ride up onto a bench and ding it on the way up. sweet.
plastic guard is indestructible, guide works great. protects my stupid big 42 tooth great.
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Spencer Wood
a
from Alamo, Calinfornia, USA Date Reviewed: July 21, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Sticks and Stones, Northstar at tahoe
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$150.00
Purchased At:
Alamo Bikes
Strengths:
ummm the bash ring is strong?
Weaknesses:
Ok, so heres how it goes. This thing has caused me hell in the last 2 months. It had been a good product untill a few times i was riding the chain would slip into the space between the bashring and sprocket. So before i went on my Dh trip to northstar i asked mi lbs to look at it, and they said everyhitng was fine. so i rode up at northstar and i could not pedal the whole itme it was complete madness, everytime i pedaled the chain got stuck. so i had a mechanic look at it and it was fine like everyhting else on my bike, except the top portion waqs bent a tiny little bit so it would f** up mi cahin. this was a real pain, i would have to buy a whole new system now so i would have to say this product sucks!!
Similar Products Used:
mRP
Bike Setup:
Banshee Scream, drop off trip, shimano xtr, soon to be mrp, hayes 9
Bottom Line:
This thing is a waste of money and it you fall on it and bend it it pretty much screws you over. I would highly reccomend buying an mrp because it is way worht it cause this thing sucks!!!
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Submitted by
Anthony
a Downhiller
from montreal,quebec,canada Date Reviewed: July 5, 2005
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$100.00
Strengths:
THERE ARE NONE besides the main part of the guide being made properly
Weaknesses:
the pulley is made of 1mm wide plastic therefore on my bike i obviously blew it up, the other parts of the guide my chain melted through the plastic and the part that holds the pulley on blew up with my pulley on an 11 foot drop. this thing sucks, well at least they chose the bearings properly. but then again a lexan bashring sounds kool. mines got 4 cracks all around the mounting holes. now i gotta custom make a new guide becasue this one is not worth getting fixed so i can just break it again
Bottom Line:
this thing sucks. save your money, the ads are all bs, its not true, lexan is heavyer then metal rings, i weighed them myself, its aroun 50 grams heavyer if u wanna be a weight geek, there weak so if your not a poser and you ride hard get yourself a metal bashring and a blackspire guide.
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Submitted by
Graham
a Downhiller
from Aberdeen Date Reviewed: June 25, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Anythin fast n' flowin...
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$190.00
Purchased At:
CRC
Strengths:
Extremely strong and durable - the longest lasting guide youll find. Mega strong bash - better than a thin disc of metal. The chain will stay where you want it - period.
Weaknesses:
Maybe a little difficult to set up, but then again all guides are like that.
Similar Products Used:
MRP's, Blackspire(nearly as good).
Bike Setup:
Cant be bothered to type it all but a DH rig anyway.
Bottom Line:
If you want to get a guide, get this one. It might not suit everyones taste with the clear bash but it can be swapped for black or red. Also, the blackspires are very nearly as good, followed by mrp's and I have to admit the blackspires do look better. However, a blackspire sometimes will let you down and definately wont last as long.
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Submitted by
duane
a Cross Country Rider
from aurora colorado Date Reviewed: May 1, 2005
Favorite Trail:
roxborough/i.c. loop
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$160.00
Purchased At:
westside cyclery
Strengths:
chain does NOT come off,EVER! lexan bashguard is indestructable.
Weaknesses:
let's all be real here, it makes noise and it causes drag,making your bike harder to pedal.
Similar Products Used:
first chainguide other than bashguards.
Bike Setup:
2004 kona coiler 9-speed with wet dream components throughout.
Bottom Line:
i got the srs after reading these reviews and i was surprised to find noise and drag when pedaling. in my 4 biggest cogs the chain rubs against the inner plate. i still hammer out 100 miles a week on my bike, and it works like it should, but i wont be surprising deer on the trail anymore due to the click-click noise while pedaling
$ 149.95
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