Ideas for keeping rocks out of sprocket?

[jroberts650]

I put one of the belt guards from spyder pops but I'm still getting them every once in a while going down my driveway. The ones that get in the rear sprocket isn't a big deal but the other day one went through the front pulley and it sounded terrible :yikes:. I checked it out but didn't see any damage to the belt or pulley. Any other ideas of what I could put in front of the tire to block these rocks?

 

[ARtraveler]

It might be as simple as slowing down a bit. Speed usually kicks up the rocks. :thumbup:

 

[jroberts650]

It might be as simple as slowing down a bit. Speed usually kicks up the rocks. :thumbup:

I normally do 5-10 mph. I thought of making a template of the guard out of aluminum and making a piece vertical in front of the tire to stop them from being thrown. The rock must have jumped in the belt teeth and stuck there as soon as I got on the road because that's when I heard it.

 

[Bob Denman]

Whenever I'm riding "in the dirt": I slow down to a walking pace. (LESS than 5mph...)
I've never had a problem with picking up stones! :thumbup:
(Although I may just have jinxed myself! :gaah

 

[jroberts650]

I've caught a few but so far I haven't had any issues from it. It just sounds terrible when I do. If I have enough room to add an upper piece I'll post my fix. I know inspector gadget had a metal guard and an extra piece that could be added to it. I may look that up.

 

[Bob Denman]

Good luck! I hope that you find a solution! :thumbup:

 

[jroberts650]

Good luck! I hope that you find a solution! :thumbup:

Thanks