Bash guard ID???

Fat Tire Trader · 2025-08-10T18:05:48+0100

When I have time, I will look for mine. I remember that I had to cut away part of it in order to fit on my Cook Bros cranks. It was so long ago, I don't remember the name of the manufacturer. It might be the same, probably is, mine is black.

joglo · 2025-08-11T10:06:36+0100

The cut outs are just to fit more easily to different crank sets.

The Crystal Design chain ring guard came in different variants, also for compact and standard BCD.
This is from 1997:

And here is an advert, already from 1992, showing also one with out any cut outs at all:

Nothin-fancy · 2025-08-11T16:27:12+0100

Interesting. I guess it is a crystal designs one.
I'm located not to far from Longmont where their office was.

Thanks for the help. I've never even heard of Crystal Designs before. Y'all are awesome!

Now to find a clean LX/XT 110bcd crankset to use it with...

joglo · 2025-08-11T16:57:16+0100

Nothin-fancy said:
Interesting. I guess it is a crystal designs one.
I'm located not to far from Longmont where their office was.
Thanks for the help. I've never even heard of Crystal Designs before. Y'all are awesome!

Better watch out for their great brakes.
http://www.bikepro.com/products/brakes/brakecanti/crystald.html

They had nice cantilevers and pretty iconic brake levers too

This is a blue set I do own

Later even a few fancy V-Brakes

Crystal Design V-Brake aus Bike 1997.webp

Nothin-fancy · 2025-08-11T17:23:19+0100

joglo said:
Better watch out for their great brakes.
http://www.bikepro.com/products/brakes/brakecanti/crystald.html

They had nice cantilevers and pretty iconic brake levers too

This is a blue set I do own
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Later even a few fancy V-Brakes
View attachment 989560

I will definitely be keeping an eye out for them now.

I just did a search for Crystal Designs and apparently the owner passed away in 2009.
I was going to get in touch if he lived in the area still and see if he had anything collecting dust somewhere. I've had good luck cold calling/emailing old out of business places and chatting about the old days or how/why they made their products. I've done it with old bands, bike companies, and a few other hobbies I have. You'd be surprised how many people are willing to chat about the olden day's if you are polite and show interest.

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