IME, which extends across the gamut of fully 2 bicycles -- old 5 speed Raleigh Sprite, and '03 Curt Custom 1X10 -- a chain will stay put very securely on a relatively close ratio cluster ridden on pavement. What one will do if subjected to the jarring of rough dirt roads, I can't say.
Someone does make chainrings designed precisely for single ring, derailleur drivetrains, with alternating thick and thin teeth; this was discussed on this or the boblist recently. Back to the Raleigh Sprite: single ring-cum-derailleur drivetrains used to be quite common on city and utility bikes; heck, even on "sporting" bikes: http://smg.photobucket.com/user/psychlist/media/P4073421_edited.jpg.html On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 7:45 PM, Johnny Alien <[email protected]> wrote: > If I ditch the derailer will the chain stay properly. I actually assumed > that would be the way it worked but I wasn't sure. I thought maybe it would > still need it as a guide. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************* *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
