One more thing that hasn't been mentioned yet: 1x drivetrains are generally more successful with "singlespeed" chainrings (assuming they are still 3/32" chain width). Stock multi gear chainrings are designed to not hold the chain very tightly to aid shifting, esp. with indexed front shifting. They have shorter teeth and shift "gates" (super short teeth specifically designed to drop the chain). Pre-index front chainrings and singlespeed chainrings have uniformly tall teeth and are much better at holding onto a chain without the aid of a front derailleur or chain guide device. Not foolproof, but better.
My favorite are the Surly stainless steel rings, although I should say I've never actually run a 1x setup with them. Only fixed gear, and more recently I replaced the middle ring of my sugino triple with one. It shifts great with a friction front shifter. The surly rings come in a variety of sizes/bcd's including 110mm. On Sunday, June 15, 2014 5:12:45 AM UTC-7, Tony DeFilippo wrote: > > I finally got curious enough to try removing my front shifting and trying > to go just my center 36T front ring w/ my 8 speed rear cassette. After a > full week of commuting and bopping around on my Saluki I'm a fan but there > are some things that will need to happen. Couple observations; > > -My commute is very flat anyway, I've been doing it on and off single > speed on my XO3 anyway so reducing gears wasn't going to be a problem > -Not having to trim the front derailleur as I shift in the rear is the #1 > plus in my books > -As the week went on I made bolder multi cog shifts with my rear shifter > (silver friction shifter) which definitely added some pep and interest to > my ride > -I'm not sure why it didn't happen till Th-Fri but I started dropping the > chain or ghost shifting the front chain off of the 36T... > > I think I liked the benefits enough to pursue fixing the chain slippage... > I'm curious what others may have found as the best products as there are > plenty out there. I'm running a Sugino triple crank right now 24-36-46. I > think I'd like to go either; > > -single ring chain ring ~40T w/ chainkeeper > -keep the triple, put a ~40T in the middle, replace outer ring w/ chain > guard and install a chain guide/stop > -keep the triple as above, jury rig a FD to act as chainkeeper > > I'm sure there must be others... any thoughts? > > Tony > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
