DIY taco only bash
 

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[Closed] DIY taco only bash

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I'm thinking about knocking together a taco style bash from a single piece of polycarbonate that will mount directly on to the iscg mounts being as no one seems to be making one yet.

It's for a 456 evo set up 1 x 10 to protect the ludicrously expensive NW chainring. I know I could just use a bash as I always have in the past, but i just fancy a taco for reasons of vanity.

Only possible issue i can think of is any impact will be transmitted directly to the mounts rather that via a backing plate like on a normal taco/guide combo. Reckon it'll matter?


 
Posted : 13/01/2014 7:55 pm
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Unless the force bends the backing plate, it's going to end up at the mounts anyway, so I wouldn't have thought so.


 
Posted : 13/01/2014 8:23 pm
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Is this not what you are after?

http://www.mountainracingproducts.com/mrp/xcg/


 
Posted : 13/01/2014 8:36 pm
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Or [url= http://www.blackspire.com/BRUISER ]this[/url] Blackspire Bruiser


 
Posted : 13/01/2014 8:52 pm
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For whatever it's worth, my narrow/wide (not that expensive, £35) is wrapped in steel for protection 😉

I had the old MRP taco thing for a while, but noticed that the Gamut bashring I had lying around was actually lighter, and looked better.


 
Posted : 13/01/2014 9:12 pm
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Ah ha that is what I was after, just a bit more compact as I only need cover 30T ring.

Gonna go the DIY route I reckon.

Just thought as well, the bolts thread directly into the raceface ring, so how do you a bash with it? Have to get extra long chainring bolts?


 
Posted : 13/01/2014 9:54 pm

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