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Grifff 
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 Topic: Chain guardPosted: 26 July 2021 at 11:55pm |
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Hi
If I have a front screen fitted do I need a chain guard as I covers the front end? I do have one but it needs modifying to fit the new chainring. |
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Yanto
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Posted: 27 July 2021 at 6:02am |
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As long as the dangerous whirling spikey bits can't hit anybody else then all is well with a front screen. A screen will probably stop your machine being classed as unfaired though.
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Posted: 27 July 2021 at 8:50am |
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Hi, Thanks for the reply. The screen is a windwrap on an ice trike. Does that change the class? I could see only full faired or other in multiracial.
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RoyMacdonald
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Posted: 27 July 2021 at 10:59am |
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Yes, it will be faired multi track with a front fairing, but will not need a chain guard. < id="BFI_" style="width: 1px; height: 1px; display: none;">
All the best. Roy
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Posted: 27 July 2021 at 11:14am |
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Ok thanks, I best take the screen off if it puts me in velomobile class. I must of read the regs wrongly.
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Posted: 27 July 2021 at 11:26am |
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Then it will be Multi track and will need a chain guard. All bikes go into the open class regardless.
I never bothered about my class as I just rode my trike how I felt comfortable. Of course I always finished last in my class but I'm not a contender for any class nowadays whatever I ride.< id="BFI_" style="width: 1px; height: 1px; display: none;">
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Kim
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Posted: 27 July 2021 at 11:41am |
A part-faired trike should be eligible for the Part-Faired class as well as Open, Multitrack and Faired Multitrack. There's nothing bicycle-specific about Part-Faired, it's just that you get the extra multitrack classes on account of the additional wheels. Partial fairings are specifically allowed in Multitrack. Indeed, last years winner of Multitrack had a rear fairing. At least, that's how I've implemented the sign-on system.
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Posted: 27 July 2021 at 11:56am |
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I'm 99% sure only a rear fairing on a trike puts it part faired, front fairing is straight to multi-faired and skips part faired class completely, that is what I was told many years ago when I was messing with trike fairings.
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Posted: 27 July 2021 at 12:49pm |
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Just to clarify you CAN run a front OR rear fairing and be classed as part faired (and multitrack).
If you run both then you're chasing Slash and the velomobiles... Good luck with that. :) This came up several years ago as part of the lengthy discussions on Sport and Street Class. It's almost clear in our rules... |
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Posted: 27 July 2021 at 12:55pm |
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IMHO it would be less confusing if the Multirack classes followed the same naming convention as the others. They should really be called 'Multitrack' and 'Multitrack Part-Faired' (with the option for a 'Multitrack Unfaired' class if necessary).
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