OCHAIN active spider user manual:
installation, setup and maintenance.
Safety warnings
Limited warranty and disclaimer
OCHAIN active spider is a patent pending component by Ochain srl.
Ochain srl guarantees its products against materials or manufacturing defects for a
period of 2 years starting from the date of purchase by the first buyer, proven by the
receipt or by the invoice in case of a direct purchase.
The defect has to be communicated by the first owner to the dealer in case of non-
direct purchase or by mail/e-mail to [email protected] in case of direct purchase.
In case of return, just after our authorization, transport charges and risks are at
customer cost.
Ochain srl recommends to follow the provided instructions for the correct usage and
installation. In case instructions are not followed, warranty expires.
OCHAIN manuals can be found and downloaded online on website www.ochain.bike
Warranty do not cover missed, wrong or bad ordinary or extraordinary maintenance,
damages caused by wrong assembly or with non-compatible components assembly,
impacts, falls or accidents, normal consumption, alteration or modification of the
original product and damages caused by transport.
If Ochain srl, after checking the product, finds that the damage is due to one of
the reasons mentioned above, the warranty request will not be accepted and the
defective item is sent back to the plaintiff who supports the shipping fees.
Ochain srl is not responsible for damages or injuries caused by improper installation
or wrong usage of the product
To the extent allowed by local law, except for the obligations specifically set forth in
this warranty statement, in no event shall Ochain srl or its third party suppliers be
liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages.
THIS USER MANUAL CONTAINS IMPORTANT AND USEFUL INFORMATION
REGARDING THE PROPER INSTALLATION, OPERATION, CARE AND
MAINTENANCE OF YOUR OCHAIN PRODUCT. CAREFULLY READ, FOLLOW AND
UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTIONS AS DETAILED IN THIS USER’S MANUAL.
KEEP THIS MANUAL IN A SAFE PLACE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
If you have any doubt whatsoever regarding your ability to install or service this
product, please consult OCHAIN user manual, OCHAIN website and seek the
assistance of a professional bicycle mechanic. Do not perform any modications or
adjustments that are not outlined in this manual.
Incorrect installation or servicing may impair performance, and could result in a
Ochain srl company informations
dangerous situation leading to serious injury or death.
Components that have experienced excessive wear, deformations or impacts or
other damage need immediate professional inspection or replacement. Please have
this product regularly inspected by a qualied mechanic for any signs of wear or
damage.
Failure to perform necessary and essential maintenance could drastically reduce the
service life of your OCHAIN product and reduce its performance.
If you have any questions, please contact a professional bike mechanic or ask
OCHAIN for support at [email protected].
Maintenance
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Please note all instructions are subject to change for improvement without notice.
Please visit www.ochain.bike for periodic tech updates.
For feedback and support write an email to [email protected]
Inspect your OCHAIN product for wear, looseness or damage including cracks,
dents and serious scratches before each ride and after every fall or crash.
Do not use your OCHAIN product until it has been thoroughly inspected, repaired
or replaced.
PERIODICALLY CHECK THE TIGHTENINGS. INCORRECT TIGHTENING MAY
CAUSE MALFUNCTIONING OR BREAKAGE.
Main material:
Al Alloy 7075 T6
Surface treatments:
Black hard anodizing (MOD. NERO)
Custom precious hard coating (MOD. PREGIO)
Dimensions:
93 mm x 93 mm x 13 mm
Weight:
128 g
Chainline*:
52 mm (Boost only).
OCHAIN active spider specications
*Chainline is the distance between the centerline of your frame and the average
centerline of your chainring.
Compatibility:
OCHAIN is a 1X 104 BCD** Boost active spider
It replaces the stock chainring spider or direct mount chainring so that you can run
your chainring on SRAM, RaceFace, Ethirteen and INGRID cranks direct mount
standards.
**Bolt Circle Diameter or BCD is the imaginary cirlce that passes through the
center of all the chainring mounting holes.
OCHAIN active spider installation
Disassemble your crankset from the frame, referring to the manufacturer’s manual
or to a professional bicycle mechanic.
Remove currently installed chainring conguration from the crank arm.
NOTE: If your bike already mounts a BCD 104 standard chainring bolted to the
spider and you want to use it on OCHAIN, remove the chainring from the spider.
For safety and performance reasons, make sure to check good conditions of
chainring with the help of a professional bicycle mechanic.
Install your chainring on OCHAIN using 4 standard chainring nuts.
WARNING: OCHAIN ts only with 5 mm female lenght chainring nuts!
Use Loctite medium on bolts.
Tighten all four chainring bolts to chainring nuts with the recommended nut
manfacturer’s tightening.
Use some grease on the external of the chainring bolts and tighten with a wrench
FULLY ENGAGED in the bolt.
NOTE: For a perfect result we recomend to use our OCHAIN titanium chainring
bolts and nuts (tightened to
8
Nm) and Carbon-T chainrings.
Align OCHAINwith your crank arm as shown in the picture.
Lasered mark signs “>>>” on OCHAIN surface show the correct crank arm position.
Finally re-assemble your crankset referring to the manufacturer’s manual or to a
professional bicycle mechanic.
OCHAIN active spider different setups
Pedal kickback is measured in degrees to indicate how much the pedals rotate
backwards at a given point in the suspension travel.
OCHAIN comes with a ready to ride 6° setup and two alternative setup kits.
Tailor your OCHAIN settings by changing provided OCHAIN elastomers: 6°, 9° and 12°.
Please refer to our website for detailed setup suggestions.
Disassemble your crankset, always referring to the manufacturer’s manual or to a
professional bicycle mechanic. Remove OCHAIN from the crank arm.
For a quick elastomers replacement is possible to do this work without removing the
chainring from OCHAIN.
Clean OCHAIN perfectly from dust and mud with a clean cloth.
NOTE: Please do not use any chemical products to preserve our environment.
On a clean working at and stable surface, place OCHAIN as shown in the picture.
Unscrew all four m4x8 mm bolts using a 2.5 mm hex wrench.
Carefully lift only the upper element of OCHAIN so that small parts, elastomers ad
springs will not loose their positioning.
NOTE: use one nger to hold and maintain the bottom part of OCHAIN laid on a at
stable surface.
Whenever everything goes wrong and you nd yourself with pieces around, follow
dedicated instructions video onOCHAIN Youtube channel.
Every time you open OCHAIN take the opportunity to wipe it with a clean cloth
from eventual dirt and old grease, then regrease with commercial lithium grease as
shown on maintenance video on OCHAIN Youtube channel.
Replace all four elastomers with chosen ones, placing them on the right side as shown.
Close OCHAIN referring to lasered alignment marks ” “
IMPORTANT: Check OCHAIN is perfectly closed.
Use Loctite medium on bolts. Tighten all four m4x8 mm bolts using a 2,5 mm hex
wrench.
Align OCHAINwith your crank arm. Lasered mark signs “>>>” on OCHAIN surface
show the correct crank arm positioning.
Finally re-assemble your crank referring to the manufacturer’s manual or to a
professional bicycle mechanic.
OCHAIN active spider maintenance
For OCHAIN care and maintenance guidelines please see this video on OCHAIN
Youtube channel.
