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Yes, the MRP Cage Guard is just a tiny piece of plastic. But for its truly affordable price, it could just mean the difference between an expensive derailleur replacement or just a few scrapes. Call it a $30 low-level insurance policy against smashed derailleur cages.
Well now, MRP has a new Cage Guard to protect the latest 12-speed Shimano mountain bike derailleurs, too. The Shimano XTR & XT mechanical derailleurs aren’t nearly as expensive as AXS, but this could still save you some money if you ride rocky trails! MRP Cage Guard protects Shimano 12-speed MTB derailleurs
(Photos/MRP) Just a few months ago MRP introduced a tiny bolt-on Delrin plastic skid plate for SRAM’s wildly expensive electronic derailleurs, which can cost as much as $650/700€. A mechanical Shimano XTR derailleur is cheap in comparison at $260 /265€. But they’re still an expensive piece kit that I worry about thrashing through rough rock gardens. I know that I broke the cage off an XT derailleur that cost half as much as XTR when it got hung up on a rock, and its replacement still hurt my wallet. But why?
Modern 1x MTB drivetrains with huge cassette spreads mean really long derailleur cages that get perilously close to the ground, even on 29ers. Pretty much every current mountain bike derailleur I own has scrapes on its cage around […]
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