Converting to SS from Geared, about Crankset.

I UTFS but there's too much related topics and would take me forever to find a relevant one.

Converting to SS. I've a Crankset with two chainrings. Will it be fine to just leave it be for now as long as the chainline is correct?

Or will it be best to replace it? Or can I simply get one of the chainrings off?

work out which ring you want to keep and then work out which side of the spider gives a closer chainline, respace rear axle to fit more closely. I found this was the easiest way without messing around with new BBs, measurements and all that jazz. A variety of old spacers, 1mm-thick-10mm-hole washers and a piece of string are your friends here

Cheers! Thanks for the info.

Just had a quick look. Appears that the chainrings can be seperated easily enough. I'm keeping the larger one, 44t, closest to the outer side.

No need to replace the axle? I've a Shimano Hub with a hub body. Could just use a SS conversion kit with spacers?

if its a freehub you can buy an SS kit with metal spacers

I went ghetto and scrounged an old cassette and spacers from local bike shops and got the guy in the workshop to cut it open for me with angle grinder

pick the cog you want, work out where it wants to go, fill the gaps with the spacers

yeah you shouldnt need to replace the axle, I was on about for fixed up there, whoops :)

if it is a freehub and cassette - just get a ss conversion kit, or cheaperly, get a sprocket and ask your LBS for a load of cassette washers, or take apart an old cassette for the washer between the cogs and use them. same thing as a ss kit but more adjustment and cheaper.

if it was a freewheel, you'd need to respace the rear axle and redish the rim.