Thru-Axle Chain KeeperChain holder to protect the frame

Matthias Borchers

 · 15.09.2023

Thru-Axle Chain Keeper: chain holder to protect the framePhoto: Matthias Borchers
The chain holder from Feedback Sport in the TOUR-Check

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The chain keeper from Feedback Sport is designed to prevent smeared paint on the bike. How does the Thru-Axle Chain Keeper fare in the TOUR test?

Where to put the chain when changing the wheel? Hobby mechanics usually only ask themselves this question when the oily chain link is already hanging limply over the right-hand chain stay and smearing the paintwork. The Thru-Axle Chain Keeper prevents this mishap. Simply slide the roller onto the thru-axle and place the chain in the appropriate recess.



In this way, the chain floats contact-free above the frame stay and can be rotated with the crank, for example for cleaning and lubrication. According to the manufacturer, the practical part is made of robust bio-plastic and fits over any thru-axle for road or gravel bikes thanks to its 12 millimetre hole.

Chain holder from Feedback Sport in the TOUR-Check

  • Price: 11 Euro >> available here
  • Compatibility12-millimetre quick-release axles; up to 9.5 millimetre chain width
Thru-Axle Chain Keeper from Feedback SportPhoto: Matthias BorchersThru-Axle Chain Keeper from Feedback Sport

Strengthsprevents smeared chainstays, allows maintenance work with the wheel removed


Matthias Borchers is an expert for clothing and accessories in the test department of TOUR. As an amateur cyclist, he has completed the TOUR-Transalp and the TOUR-Trans Austria. His reportage trips from San Francisco to Sakai and 17 trips to the Tour de France with around 30,000 motorhome kilometres are also formative.

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