News and Comment from East of England Bike Shop, Revel Outdoors

Using the MRP 1.X chainguide with a 36T Renthal chainring.

MRP 1.X Chainguard and single chainring

I’ve been amazed how well this works, particularly for riding around Thetford Forest where there aren’t any great hills.
- Less weight (I’ve removed the l/h shifter, front mech and 2 chainrings)
- Less to think about: gears are simply up or down (9 of them), and no need to “prepare” for a hill
- The chainline is much better, I’m typically in the middle of the block now.

I’ll move up to a 38T chainring when my legs get as strong as national champ Oli  Beckingsale .