Aluminum or steel bashring

[Blitzmo]

A friend of mine has made his own steel bashring and its very very bent and I wonder how an aluminum bashring could be after some time... worth its weight?

[egidio]

Alu should do the job.
I say it should be thicker than 5mm and thinner than 10mm.

[goose]

Are alu and steel the only materials you're considering? Do you go to bash much? I've made one out of polycarbonate, and I'm quite happy with it. I wouldn't think steel an appropriate material... Too heavy, and all it has to do is take impact, not tensile loads.
http://www.observedtrials.net/otn3/DSC01823.small.JPG

[Oskar]

Tensile uci bash and ride uci clean.

[Sondre]

http://www.try-all.com/media/product/images/HDDB4664fe47de642.jpg

[Blitzmo]

Ok thanks for the advice, didn't know about the polycarbonate by the way.

[Ebon Dragon]

Most bashrings are made out of aluminum. If you made a thick one out of steel it would be heavy as hell, and if you made a thin one out of steel it would probably bend into the chainring/freewheel pretty easily. If you want to be different you can maybe machine it out of titanium or that bullet proof plastic stuff.

[dengenerate]

I've made one out of polycarbonate

no offense, but at first glance i thought someone posted a pic of a huffy bash. on second look it's pretty sweet. looks fresh though, no dings. how's it hold up? i know the stuff is incredibly strong, but i've never worked with it and i can't help imagining a concrete corner inflicting a lot of damage.

[Povi]

its like a e-13 bash.......

[fezmen]

I made one out of Ti, here is a pic:
To reduce weight but keep the strength I machined out a pocket on the inside edge. This also makes the guard flush with the outside edge of the crank. I never weighed it, but my calculation of the mass is ~160-170 grams

[goose]

no offense, but at first glance i thought someone posted a pic of a huffy bash. on second look it's pretty sweet. looks fresh though, no dings. how's it hold up? i know the stuff is incredibly strong, but i've never worked with it and i can't help imagining a concrete corner inflicting a lot of damage.


None taken.
I frequently land on concrete corners, by accident of course:), and the guard just yields a little dent. That's pretty much the whole point of polycarbonate, it absorbs a lot of energy without failing. It get's lots of dents, but doesn't snap or crack. I use it b/c alu is hard and dammages the concrete, while polycarbonate dents and leaves the concrete in tact. So far, I definitely prefer the polycarb to my old aluminum bash. Makes less noise, less dammage, weighs very similar, and looks really cool!`

[dengenerate]

I use it b/c alu is hard and dammages the concrete, while polycarbonate dents and leaves the concrete in tact.

oh, that's the shit! i hate tearing up edges. there are some polished marble walls in front of the building where i work that i always eyeball. i'm pretty sure some people'd be upset if i jacked up their marble.

the ti bash is sweet, too.

[stewpend0us]

I made one out of Ti, here is a pic:
To reduce weight but keep the strength I machined out a pocket on the inside edge. This also makes the guard flush with the outside edge of the crank. I never weighed it, but my calculation of the mass is ~160-170 grams

I asked you before but....have you dinged this thing up at all yet? how does the Ti handle it?

[goose]

Ti is way stronger than alu, so i'm sure it's holding up fine.

[stewpend0us]

yeah..i'm sure it's more than fine but i'm curious if it mushes like Al when it hits a rock or if it would tend to crack or something cause it's harder

[THEDEMOLITIONMAN]

I had a steel bash guard made for me while I was in BC, after my ti one broke. It's been holding up ever since, it is was a bit heavy.








THEDMAN

[Pat...]

Here's what e-13 makes:
http://www.emgem.jp/images/parts/e13_supercharger_red.jpg (http://www.e13components.com/product_supercharger.html)

[THEDEMOLITIONMAN]

I run one on my DH and my XC bike, I don't think they make them any smaller than a 32t.








THEDMAN

[Pat...]

I have the 32 special on my dj/street/xc/fr/trials hardtail and an SRS on my Bullit.

[waffelstomper]

The e-thirteens look cool (as do all poly ones), but I went through three of them in four months. I seem to crack all poly bashrings after about ten hits. Guess its time to go on a diet. I have a raceface alum now. Its OK. Bent a little, so I rotated it 180* At least I can get two uses out of it.

[pav]

Are alu and steel the only materials you're considering? Do you go to bash much? I've made one out of polycarbonate, and I'm quite happy with it. I wouldn't think steel an appropriate material... Too heavy, and all it has to do is take impact, not tensile loads.
http://www.observedtrials.net/otn3/DSC01823.small.JPG

You are going to die soon.

I can tell, its because you have a quick join thing in your chain.

I'm just saying bye to you in advance.

BYE!

[Pat...]

I use a master link on chains and i've never had a problem with them. I think I broke a chain once or twice, but it wasn't at the master link. I've bent a chain. I did a big whip on a hip and landed sideways. I guess stuff flexed and the deraileur cage bent over the cassette which caused the chain to bend. :rofl:

[Oskar]

You are going to die soon.

I can tell, its because you have a quick join thing in your chain.

I'm just saying bye to you in advance.

BYE!

I use the same link and have never broken one, just change it every 6 month or so and it will be fine.