Can I use a chainring designed for 6/7/8 speed with a single speed, 1/8" chain?
The rear wheel only has a single cog - no derailleurs.
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Does your rear wheel have one cog or multiples? Cos 1/8" chain does not work in a derailleur.– Criggie ♦Commented Aug 7, 2018 at 7:46
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1The rear wheel only has a cog.– RobertCommented Aug 7, 2018 at 11:02
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If you want to use a 6/7/8 speed chainring on a single-speed or internally geared bike I think that will be fine.
You can't use a 1/8" chain with a front or rear derailleur obviously.
answered Aug 6, 2018 at 19:47
Yes. You can use a 1/8" chain on a 7 speed freewheel. I'm running one right now on an electric folding 20x4 fat bike. It will work. I put a larger 60 tooth chain ring on front so I could more easily keep up pedalling at 20 to 28 mph (32-48 km/h).
I changed out the crank arms and had to use 2 chains put together to make it long enough due to the large chain ring, but yes a 1/8" chain Will work on a 7 speed freewheel and derailleur.
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2Welcome to SE - this is interesting, but doesn't answer OP's question which was about a singlespeed chain on a chainring intended for 8 speed, so the front end of the chain run, not the rear. You appear to know your stuff, so have a go at answering some other questions too.– Criggie ♦Commented Jan 23, 2021 at 22:27