Chain peg

[soapbox]

Mick F...

Do you want this? It's one I made last year for a trip to Scotland, putting my bike on the back seat of my mate's car. I'll probably not use it again, and I'll just knock another one up in the unlikely event that I do need one. It's not dissimilar to the Park tool that you linked into your opening post, only much simpler. Nothing fancy, but it holds the chain in place. Made from an old mtb seatpost lever and a couple of washers. If it's any use to you, private message me your address and I'll send it to you. I don't want anything for it.

[londonbikerider]

@Mick F: I think you posted a reply for another thread?

[Mick F]

Mick F...
Do you want this?

No thanks.
I have something similar but not as nicely made!
I use a length of plastic tube cut to 130mm with a spare QR threaded through.

[Mick F]

I found some thin wire, and wrapped it tightly, then soldered it.
I nut and bolted the spoke and stay together to get the alignment spot on.
Not easy soldering with a small soldering iron, though I heated the thing up with a heat gun to assist. Still not a neat job, but it's solid and strong and rigid. I wrapped a short length of PVC tape over the wire/solder to finish it off.

Seems to work a treat now.

[soapbox]

I found some thin wire, and wrapped it tightly, then soldered it.
I nut and bolted the spoke and stay together to get the alignment spot on.
Not easy soldering with a small soldering iron, though I heated the thing up with a heat gun to assist. Still not a neat job, but it's solid and strong and rigid. I wrapped a short length of PVC tape over the wire/solder to finish it off.

Seems to work a treat now.

That looks very neat. Likey.

[Mick F]

........... and it works!

By selecting small/small or even middle/small so the chain is long, and hooking it over the spoke, the wheel is removable and replaceable so much easier.

Highly recommended if you don't have a chain peg on the frame ................... but you do need to use mudguards.

[John1054]

You should patent your latest version

[fastpedaller]

Here's one I made earlier today... I had some old mudguard stay fittings so I thought one would fit an M6 connector nut, but alas it's a different thread (only slightly bigger, maybe 1/4 UNF?) anyway, I used one of the old ones to fit the mudguard to the stay because the ones on the bike (Tortec 'guards) are M6, so I nicked one off the 'guard .
So here we have a stay fixing eye, with M6 stainless washer and M6 stainless connector nut - that's held it to the mudguard stay. Supplemented with a m8 stainless washer (I didn't have an M6 penny or other larger washer) held with an M6 stainless screw and it works! I'll put some locktite on the threads, and maybe a length of heat shrink on the section of stay beneath - the reason being that I've looked at 'failure modes' so if it ever shakes loose, I don't want it clashing with anything!

[Mick F]

Clever idea!

[fastpedaller]

Clever idea!

Thanks. It's always worth saving old bits - however I've a garage full of old bits, and if I throw any of them out they are then critically needed a week later!

[sirmy]

Why don't frames have those really useful little pegs on the drive side seat stay, for keeping a little tension in the chain when the wheels removed, anymore?

[markjohnobrien]

Fashion?

[rotavator]

One of my bikes has one but I never use it.

[VinceLedge]

I wondered what they were for!

[Paulatic]

I’ve known no end if people who didn’t know what they were for.