This all sounds far too complicated and time consuming, haha. If I can't make it work I might just have to buy a whole new crankset. The build of this £80 frameset is starting to look quite expensive!
I had a 1/8" chainring mounted on the outer position of a HT2 set of cranks, possibly a small spacer behind the rear sprocket and never encountered any problems.
I might as well give it a go and see how close I can get to a decent chainline before spending anything. It's for a beater/commuter so doesn't need to be perfect. Good enough will do!
This all sounds far too complicated and time consuming, haha. If I can't make it work I might just have to buy a whole new crankset. The build of this £80 frameset is starting to look quite expensive!