chainstay protectors

[fishman]

I am getting a new Kalkhoff sahel compact. It has hub gears which I have never had on a bike before. Can anyone tell me if a bike with hub gears needs a chainstay protector. All advice will be gratefully received.

 

[RobF]

No chain stay protector needed.

Your new bike has only one sprocket at the back and one ring at the front, so the chain is a simple run around those two cogs.

Chain stay protectors are only needed with multi-sprocket deraileur systems in which the chain is much longer and can slap against the stay.

 

[fishman]

No chain stay protector needed.

Your new bike has only one sprocket at the back and one ring at the front, so the chain is a simple run around those two cogs.

Chain stay protectors are only needed with multi-sprocket deraileur systems in which the chain is much longer and can slap against the stay.

Cheers rob. I thought that might be the case was wasn't sure.

 

[fishman]

Cheers rob. I thought that might be the case was wasn't sure.

should have read wasn't sure