Chain ring advice.

Posted on Mon 13th, October 2014

• #1

dragonflyblu

Do I need a specific chain ring to run fixed/singlespeed ?. Or can I use anything for standard 1/8th chain.
• #2

ffm

No, pretty much any chainring will do. You can even use a 3/32" chainring. Check that it doesn't weirdly profiled teeth.
• #3

dragonflyblu

Thanks...building up a bike on the cheap and have some mtb cranks with a deore ring. Would that be usable?.
• #4

ffm

Possibly not the best choice as it may may have some shorter teeth to help the chain jump up from the smaller ring. Not necessarily a problem if your chainline is good, your chain is tight and you're riding on fairly smooth surfaces. Is it a 4-hole or 5-hole chainset?
• #5

dragonflyblu

Its a four hole fairly newish deore chainset...the ring will need to be changed to 44t if used.
• #6

ffm

This should work for a 4-bolt chainset (ignore the picture, look at the specs):

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/black-sheep-race-chainring/rp-prod106288

41-16 would be a decent ratio for everyday use. 41-17 if you go up a lot of hills.
• #7

dragonflyblu

Thanks...I shall get that.
• #8

ffm

Or:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/fsa-dh-alloy-cnc-chainring-3mm/rp-prod28192?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Shopping&utm_name=UnitedKingdom&gs=1&gclid=COThvYPQqcECFenHtAodrmUAmQ&gclsrc=aw.ds
• #9

dragonflyblu

Ordered the first one as it is nice and cheap lol. Thanks again.

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