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• Up-rating a chainring

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 13 years, 8 months

  

  apologies, clearly bikes are a serious business and one shouldn't try derive a modcrum of pleasure from EL wire. Lesson learnt

  edit: Shit just realsied, how much worse will it be when i fit the cold cathode tubes?

• Up-rating a chainring

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 13 years, 8 months

  

  only when matched with red pedals. its a science thing

• Up-rating a chainring

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 13 years, 8 months

  

  weather dependent

• Up-rating a chainring

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 13 years, 8 months

  

  I like to think of it as my super low budget lightcycle.

  Its mainly for the side on visibility at night

• Up-rating a chainring

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 13 years, 8 months

  

  Whoa, what kind of baller chains are you rocking?

  Ok I'm vain, i like my chains like i like my women, tight. and blue.

  I run shadow conspiracy interlock V2 in blue, if there is a decent blue chain out there for a tenner I'm all ears!

  Here's a pic of it:

  

• Up-rating a chainring

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 13 years, 8 months

  

  42x16 to 48x16 will fuck you up.

  This is what I'm afraid of, I was hoping for a bit of guidance on what a decent "next step" gearing would be.

  Is there forum consensus on what the best sprocket upgrade would be from a 42:16 to is?

  Get a new chain whatever you do.

  its a bitch if i have to spend another £30 on a chain, but its probably for the best since the added links wont be worn to the same degree as the rest of the chain (which is less than a year old) so it will cause uneven-ness and probably more wear.

  But if i go for a smaller sproket does this mean i can keep my chain, or should i jsut give up on keeping the chain?

• Up-rating a chainring

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 13 years, 8 months

  

  I've got the bog-standar flip flop hub it comes with, so do i change the sproket on this hub?

• Up-rating a chainring

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 13 years, 8 months

  

  Coming up to my one year anniversary of switching to single speed.

  I've got a 2010 langster with the OTP chainring which is 42T chainring with a 16T rear hub.

  I've gotten used to this gear ratio, but i think im ready to go up a step since I'm having no trouble tackling the hills on my commute, but could definitely use a higher speed on flat/downhill.

  Since i am pretty oblivous to this sort of thing I have a few questions:
  1)is it as simple as buying and fitting a new chainring? is this a DIY job or bike shop only
  2)will I have to lenghen my chain? I have a few spare links that were taken out when i had my chain fitted, will these have be put back on
  3)how much of a difference will going up to 46T or 48T make in pulling away from the line?

  Any general help or advice greatly appreciated

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  in Jobs • 13 years, 8 months

  

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