Toe Guards?

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Toe Guards?

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Otherwise known as shark fins...what do they do/prevent/improve?
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only needed for racing regs
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hi robbie, hows things you comin out to play on the 400 next year
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ok, just couldnt find anything about them, and i always see them for sale...not fitting them to my bike, was just curious :D
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hi robbie, hows things you comin out to play on the 400 next year
if your gonna loan me one mate :smt003
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theyre to stop the chain taking your leg off.......well maybe not that extreme but its to prevent the chain from hitting your leg if it were to come off
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Is it? I thought it was to stop bits of your body ( toes, legs, fingers) from being swallowed up by the still turning chain and the rear sprocket when you fall off and are unfortunate enough to stick bits of your body into that area whilst you and your bike head for the gravel
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It also stops hands and feet going through the chain wheel in a crash.
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Davw wrote:Is it? I thought it was to stop bits of your body ( toes, legs, fingers) from being swallowed up by the still turning chain and the rear sprocket when you fall off and are unfortunate enough to stick bits of your body into that area whilst you and your bike head for the gravel
yeah thats it, apologies
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