No that is not a spoke protector. It is an 11-36 cassette in the rear. What the crank lacks in small chainrings, the 36T cassette makes up for it. So far we can climb any gravel road or double track we can find. Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20