SSMTBs

Thankfully there are several 104bcd rings that don't do that on a regular basis without resorting to weird BBs...

You can get fancy bashguards too...

That it fits on the outside of a triple without gaps, is 1/8, 34t and silver without being ugly or expensive.

Are the Surly rings prone to folding?

I've recently fitted one (38t, 130bcd).

it fits on the outside of a triple

What's your chainline?

Only if not properly bolted.

No problems with the 4-5 I've used.

Currently 46mm but when I build my new wheels 53.5mm

Cool.

It's wasn't exactly cheap.

I've had a 33t 4-bolt steel Surly ring on my singlespeed Inbred for about two years now, it's still going strong.

I could put my engineer's hat on and come up with some numbers but I think my personal opinion is that they are 'stiff enough', and any folding is probably attributable to user error (funny chainline, incorrect/loose chainring bolts, previously bending it in a crash and not noticing).

I've been using a Surly ring for ages, never any problems.

My mate Monk, still with me even though i have tried to kill him a few times.

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A day out with Charlie, which not the whole cause but was a factor in a trip to hospital.

The Niner SIR9 in foreground and a geared Salsa with Charlie which was crashed soon after.
I got the Monkey as the Niner was very nice (853 Reynolds) but a bit delicate, the Karate Monkey is more of bare knuckle fighter and can take some hits.........Niner was nice though.

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Should probably put my own SSMTB on here.

As it was, when first built up.

Bit of downhill race action with mine.

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Woof, Surly so keep it weird :)

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Bit of downhill race action with mine.

Good to see I'm not alone in using Surly stuff in a way other then it was intended to be used.

Case in point, tonight, bmx race track, Surly Krampus fork is definitely not a dj fork but does a great impression of one!

What's it like, taking a big-wheeler around the BMX track?

Asking for a friend, obvsly....

Equal parts of,

Hilarious
Hard work
Petrifying

Cereally though, it handled it pretty well. I was way under geared but I kind of expected that.

Not as easy to let the larger bike rise up under me so was getting air off of everything whereas when I've ridden it on a bmx it's much easier to stick to the ground and get the power down for the next bit. Part of that could always be due to my bike being a lot lighter than the hire bmxes though.

Think I'll take my Surly next week.

Hmm....

*starts researching 26" wheel BMXs *

Is there such a thing as a 26" bmx ? i thought for racing you had the 20" and 24" cruiser classes, something i looked into several years ago as i hate the little wheelers because i can't ride them :)

For a playbike the proper 4X race bikes/frames are worth looking into. The only people i knew who did bmx, raced and had the proper bike, everyone else used a dirt jumper with a lighter build on parts or a 4X bike.

Is there such a thing as a 26" bmx ?

I think they're also classed as 'cruisers' like this one.

I've already got those pedals ^. Might as well get the rest of the bits... right?

Right.

or a modern take take thereof

my jump bike or small single speed mtb

#sssmtb

^ Liking the Saint cranks. I just ordered some of those for my new build :-)