Bash guard/chainring bolts?

[ishaw]

New territory for me, have a bash guard and chain guide on the way, but what bolts do I need to use to fit the guard and chainring? It's an e*thirteen arrangement.

 

[petehaddock]

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Standard bolts designed for triple chainrings are fine. You are simply replacing the big ring with the bash guard. If you was going from a triple to a single ring without a bash you would need shorter bolts.

 

[ishaw]

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I thought that would be the case, just wanted to check as I did end up with a bash guard once (came on a crank I bought), and it had extra long bolts and spacers involved.

 

[petehaddock]

Yeah some of the plastic (polycarbonate?) guards are quite thick. I seem to remember having an e13 guard ages ago and although it was really thick I reckon the bolt holes were recessed and I used standard bolts.

 

[ishaw]

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My bash arrived today so I guess I'll be finding out soon enough.

Cheers for the help.

 

[mk one]

Probably already sorted it but like petehaddock said above, just normal chainring bolts

 

[jimo746]

Some bash guards eg Hope come with chainring bolts, best check your delivery.
If not then regular 2-ring bolts should do, I'm sure you've got enough spares kicking around to find something that will work.

 

[bobbydigital]

12mm ones fit perfectly and use all the thread, normal chain ring bolts "should" work okay but I didn't like the fact they only gripped with a few threads once my bash guard was installed.

something like this - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ChainRing-Bo ... SwQN5abRsf

 

[ishaw]

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Thanks. I looked at the ethirteen ones and the bolts themselves were tiny, hardly any thread on them. Bought some race Face ones from CRC yesterday, look a lot more substantial so I'll see how these go.