$10 MTB Upgrade that took my bike from ENTRY LEVEL to the NEXT LEVEL

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5 күн бұрын

In the world of Shimano derailleurs there exists the basic line, which consists of old favorites like the Tourney, Acura and Altus. Then there's the Entry Level derailleurs starting with the Alivio. My eMTB came equipped with an Alivio derailleur and every ride that's anything above smooth has resulted in a chain drop...and since it's a high torque mid-drive, that often means having to wedge the chain out of a bind between crankset parts. I decided to see if a simple chain guide addition could eliminate the problem....IT WORKS! Even when my choice of chain guides is one that doesn't even fit the bike properly!
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@bonzobanana1 3 күн бұрын

You could probably modify an old front derailleur to act as a chain guide on a 1x system. A bit of bending and perhaps an additional screw somewhere else and you can probably get it to do that job. There seems to have been lots of different designs of chain guides over the years and they all seem to work. It only has to stop the chain lifting from the teeth and falling to the side.

@47f0 2 күн бұрын

The N-Gear Jump Stop has saved me a world of headaches over the years. I've had a couple of bikes that I swear were allergic to their own chains that the Jump Stop fixed.

@harrygrimley4352 2 күн бұрын

Very good points. Thanks for sharing this with us.

@01FozzyS 3 күн бұрын

Good choice on a chain guide,Kev. I have one on an mtb which I converted to a 1x,similar to yours.

@daviddjerassi 3 күн бұрын

EXCELLENT as always Kev.

@josephwinn01 Күн бұрын

Most other companies streamline their product offerings between 3 SKUs for "Good", "Better", "Best". Shimano: hold my sake

@KevCentral Күн бұрын

😂

@Bengy22 3 күн бұрын

I had the same issue with my bafang mid drive. Even with a clutched derailleur and a narrow wide chainring. What finally got me to figure it out was the same, 5 minutes of trying to yank the chain out from the inside against the motor haha. Designed and 3d printed a nice guide and haven't had a single issue since!

@KevCentral 3 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@jeffk2481 3 күн бұрын

You're going to love the advent x.. Ive used chain guides and they work really well

@KevCentral 3 күн бұрын

I’ve been running Advent 9/X groupsets for a few years. Good stuff

@NonLegitNation2 3 күн бұрын

i've had absolutely no luck with chain guides. I bought one that strapped to the chainstay with zip ties, but when i shifted to a lower gear the tension of the chain ended up snapping both zip ties from the chain guide. I then bought a chain guide like you showed (MUQZI Branded) in this video and the guide part screwed into the seat tube clamp, well the bolt connecting the guide to the clamp ended up making its way loose and the chain guide fell off somewhere along my ride and I never found it.

@cheezst8ke 3 күн бұрын

I just upgraded the rear derailleur on my 2013 Mongoose Switchback Expert mountain bike with that same Alivio rear derailleur. Alivio RD-M3100 SGS. The bike came with an Altus M310 medium cage derailleur and it didn't work right with the Sunrace CSM680 11-40T 8 speed wide range cassette I upgraded to from the original Sunrace CSM66 11-32T 8 speed cassette that came with the bike. I also did a cockpit upgrade back around 2020 to a Truvativ Hussfelt 40MM stem and Truvativ Hussfelt Comp riser bars and swapped the plastic flat pedals for aluminum flat pedals with removable studs. Last thing I did was put new CST Rock Hawk 26x2.25 tires on it last year. It doesn't look like a 2013 anymore. I got the bike new off of Amazon back around 2016-17.

@KevCentral 3 күн бұрын

Nothing wrong with an Alivio. On my eMTB it has two factors causing problems for it: 1) it’s getting battered by a bike 25lbs heavier than a standard bike 2) Everything is happening at faster speeds (20mph, even up hill)

@josephawatson 3 күн бұрын

First time I went 1x I was getting a bunch of chain drops since I have a 3d printer I printed one and it saved me so many times.

@pryan05p71 3 күн бұрын

Yes, chain guides for most of my builds.

@ForeverDownByLaw 3 күн бұрын

I automatically like all KevCentral vids. Great channel!

@blipco5 3 күн бұрын

KC vids put you in mellow-land. 👍

@Irbhxo2539 Күн бұрын

Been losing the chain off the chain ring on my stock ledge x2 slot lately. Great idea gonna give it a ry

@jonlavigne3270 3 күн бұрын

A good portion of the cheap walmart bikes with a 1x have the front sprocket completely covered by a plastic chain guide/guard. I see that and I wonder why those aren't put to use like this.

@niteshades_promise Күн бұрын

i have a 7 speed shimano that falls off chain ring if bike is moved backwards. does it need lubricated better? so annoying.🍻

@gulfcitynd 3 күн бұрын

Before I removed my front derailuer from trek I used the front mech as a guide and my trek is 1x8

@blipco5 3 күн бұрын

Good to know. 👍

@xoloitsquintli 3 күн бұрын

Looks like you could probably 3D print one of their chain guides too.

@tonyalewis9053 3 күн бұрын

My friend said drivetrains don’t matter as much on an ebike. This shows a better drivetrain is still desirable.

@BigPaco213 3 күн бұрын

More videos on the G1 😁😁😁😁

@Crankaholic 3 күн бұрын

Would upgrading the chainring to a better narrow-wide chain ring be a good fix?

@KevCentral 3 күн бұрын

Wouldn’t make a difference I don’t think

@storm3016 3 күн бұрын

@@KevCentral It did fix the problem for me. Even with a cheap IXF crankset (the original stamped chainring was welded to the crank so had to replace everything) I have no more chaindrops and could finally remove the chainguide. I also use an Alivio btw.

@johncarrington8612 2 күн бұрын

Seth did a video on using a narrow wide, it made a huge difference. He turned off the clutch on a derailleur and did not drop a chain when riding real rough terrain using a narrow wide chainring.

@WolfPawArmoury 3 күн бұрын

TL;DW An inexpensive seatpost mounted chain guide will allow you to run much harder trails without dropping the chain or having to buy a new derailleur

@drewsenthused6079 3 күн бұрын

That chainring looks like a narrow/wide but the chain is sitting on it wrong....

@johndef5075 3 күн бұрын

The non clutch derailleurs shift easier too.

@Randy-ry9ss 3 күн бұрын

When you can't find a crowbar grab a stick!

@staticdisaster 3 күн бұрын

That part came on a cheapo walmart bike (it was 1x) I bought 5 years ago 😄

@KevCentral 3 күн бұрын

That one came off a non-big box hyper. A $1700 carbon bike, but yeah…same guide just with a different falcon model on it

@gman917 2 күн бұрын

they just restricted them to parking lots at my local park, the electrics were hitting trees and hikers, lots of law suits so the police had to stem in and regulate the crazies, LOL

@niteshades_promise Күн бұрын

U.S. federal law: if bicycles are allowed, gas and electric bikes are allowed on the trail. 🍻