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What 5 bolt 38tooth narrow wide rings are out there
Not NW, but...
https://www.bikepunx.com/5-x-94-bcd-stainless-chainring-2mm-thick-2288-p.asp
Got these dudes to make up some 94bcd 5 bolt chainrings recently, haven't got round to fitting mine on an old pair of FSA Powerpros yet but it looks excellent and will fit those cranks perfectly. Should be similar for other 94bcd 5 bolt arms?
si_mon628
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I had to think what parts I needed/wanted for the build. I had the frame and forks, wheels were sorted and I also had options with regards to brakes as I had the Avids but I also had the newer set of black Deores. Gearing should be fine as I have some XT 10 speed with clutch that I look off my Hello Dave when I went to Sram 11. I have the shifter chain and an 11-42 cassette which should suit the build well as I want to go single ring.
I was looking at cranks. I have a set of XT hollowtech which I didn't want to use as they look way too modern. I have some Deore 4 bolt square tapers but again they weren't doing it for me. I wanted an old 5 arm. Something like an STX. The bike came with a nice set of Altus cranks but the rings are pressed onto the spider rendering than useless for what I want.
Anyway I went to a cycle jumble at Penkridge yesterday and literally the first stand I went to the chap pretty much had everything I wanted. I put a few bits to one side and came back at the end and collected it all.
The first score was a 5 arm Deore chainset in very good condition. I could have got a set of Middleburns with spider and rings or a set of L&M DH for not much more but I actually prefer these. What's nice about these is that the 94BCD has a 36 tooth middle ring instead of the 32 for example on the Middleburns. I will run this 36 to check the gearing but I may go up to a 38T. What 5 bolt 38tooth narrow wide rings are out there. I love the Stridsland ones but there comes a limit on price where I can't keep throwing lots of money at it as it will become too expensive. If I can't find an alternative I will go for one of those. The turquoise looks ace well.
Next find was a GT stem. I liked that this still looks like a quill but will work with the ahead adaptor I put on. Its nice and simple with the inboard clamp to the steerer so it looks really clean.
After this was a set of new style silver Deore brakes. Levers and calipers in the bag. Good condition. Gives me a bit more choice on which set I want to use.
Got a pair of Avid speed dial levers so if I use single digit calipers I have a nice matching pair of levers. These were £5 for the pair so a good buy in my opinion.
Finally was a set of Renthal dirt jump bars. Always been a rental fan boy. Always run their stuff on moto and as soon as the MTB stuff came out I went straight onto that. Anyway this chap had a set of these bars. I totally forgot about them. I wanted high rise bars and was set on a set of BLB Big Smoke 25.4 clamp in chrome. I looked at these Renthals and funnily enough specs were near the same. 720mm width. 3" rise. These are a bit heavier with a thicker wall and they have a 22mm clamp so I will need to run a shim for my new stem.