Narrow/wide chainrings came with the promise of holding chain to chainring without a chain guide. They certainly do a far better job than a regular ring, but as anyone who rides aggressively, or slams through rocky, jarring terrain knows, they're far from infallible.
I've been riding narrow/wide chainrings for a few seasons on both my hardtail and full-suspension bikes and have thrown the chain on both bikes numerous times. Chain drops definitely get more frequent as the ring wears down, as well. Enter the new crop of mini chain guides. Instead of the usual chain guide that has guides top and bottom, OneUp’s ISCG05 guide only features a small top guide.
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OneUp ISCG05 chain guide specs
- Weight: 35g
- Capacity: 26-38T
- Chainline: 5.5mm adjustment
- Mount: ISCG05
- Color: Green and black top guides Included
- Material: 7075 aluminum, top guide glass-reinforced thermoplastic
- *Incompatible when used with Oval chainrings on the following frames: Santa Cruz Bronson 2 and 5010 2, Intense Tracer T275, Rocky Mountain Altitude 27.5 (out of spec ISCG tab placement)
OneUp ISCG05 chain guide installation
The installation video on OneUp's site is a mere 46 seconds long, but surprisingly manages to cover all the basics. Mounting the guide took more than 46 seconds, but honestly not much more. I did not have to remove my crankarm or even the chainring.
After setting the guide's chainring size, the backplate simply mounts to two out of three ISCG05 holes. (If you're unfamiliar, ISCG stands for international standard chain guide and, as you may have guessed, this 05 'standard' is an updated version.)
A quick check with the included spacer guide said add one spacer to the top guide and bolt it all together. It really was that simple and painless.
Does it actually work?
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