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hippy
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We all used them in the olden days, and nobody was ever bothered by chain drops enough to think about adding anything to keep it on. I spoke to my dad about it earlier, and between us we couldn't recall more than a couple of dropped chains, and we have well over 50 seasons between us on bikes with 1×5/6/7/8 drives. The last time I dropped a chain during a race was on a bumpy downhill on a fixed bike, so it seems that nothing short of a full DH rollers 'n cages chainguide is completely fool proof.