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Re: Chain Covers

Last year I thought that this would be something that the judges would really look out for, seeing all of these safety regulations that we have to obey. But at the competitions, I really didn't see many teams with chain guards around pinch points. We still did our best to make it impossible to reach our chains without unbolting things first, but I don't think it was really looked at during inspection.

I would say try and make chain guards anyway. If you are having thoughts about it seriously injurying someone, then it would probably be wise to make it safe even if you can pass inspection without doing so.