OneUp Components Top Chainguide with Bashguard [Rider Review]

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Dropping a chain, or bending a chainring is hands down the most frustrating thing to occur while riding. Luckily, OneUp has us covered with their V2 Chainguide/bashguard system. Our friend, Daniel has been running one on their bike. See what they think!

Overview

We make a big investment in our bikes. In many cases thousands of dollars. The end goal of our purchase is to get out into the woods, connect with nature and have some fun. But there’s a limit to how much we want to “connect” with nature. I assume most people are like me and want to protect their bike wherever they can. When the trail gets steep and rugged, there’s a chance you can bottom out your chainring on the terrain your riding and the last thing you wanna do is hike a bike out. Depending on where your riding and how far in you are, it could be a bit of a hike.

I finally made the step up to a bike capable enough to make the above mentioned connection with nature, and thankfully it came equipped with ISCG-05 tabs so I could install a combination chain guide and bash guard. I’ve become a fan of oneup components lately and chose their setup. They have several versions depending on your application. Iscg tabs or not. Multiple color ways to choose from to suit your bikes color or accent colors. With my bike being black and equipped with the tabs, my choice was easy. Paying homage to Henry Ford, “you can have it in any color you want, as long as it’s black”

Build quality appears very good, and the price point was what I would expect for such an item. The composite components are cleanly molded with no sharp edges and appear very sturdy. The machined components all look well made and fittest was spot on. Everything needed to install comes in the package. They supply the bolts, washers, and an assortment of shims to make mounting adjustments to compensate for your chain line and clearance. They also supply 3 different bash guards to install depending on the size of chainring your running. The hardest part of my install was getting my bike positioned where I was able to install the screws into their holes without dropping them where I wouldn’t be able to retrieve them. Once I had accomplished that, I fine tuned the shims to clear my Eagle GX drivetrain at both ends of the gearing spectrum. All of my bolts then got torqued down to the prescribed spec and I was good to go. If your in need to trail side maintenance and have to pull your chain, the outside guard of the chainguide flips up and out of the way to allow access.

Final Thoughts

I have yet to encounter any terrain to test it on yet as life has gotten away from me a little but I’m planning a weekend trip to Pisgah next spring/summer. Hopefully I’ll be able to Christen the bash guard down there while not leaving matching marks on my body.