Questions tagged [chainring]
The cogs (gears) at the front of your drive chain, connected to the cranks.
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Can you run 52/39 chain rings with an 11/32 cassette?
Seems most bikes either come with 50/36 rings and an 11/32 or 52/39 rings with an 11/28 cassette. I live in hilly terrain and do need lower gears but often feel spun out with my 50/36 by 11/32, could ...
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Inner chainring bent on 6 week old MTB
I bought a new Voodoo Bizango 2015 6 weeks ago. When I was out earlier I changed down and the chain somehow got wedged between the 2 front chainrings (It's 2x10) and bent the inner ring. I've read on ...
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Replacing a chainring - what did I do wrong?
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I thought I could figure out repairs myself but clearly I'm a moron.
I replaced the chain and chainring on my fixie last Saturday, and this morning it got scary loose on me. I started to feel ...
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About crankset Shimano FC-C202
Can someone please elaborate on middle ring of this vintage crankset? In four places metal looks broken, although from photos found on internet this seems to be part of design.
Roughly washed ...
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How to cut a counterbore for chainring bolts with simple tools
There are some 5-bolt 110mm BCD double cranks out there (FSA Tempo Adventure) that put the large ring on the inside of the spider tabs. I want to figure out a way to use whatever 110mm rings I want ...
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Chainring: cheap vs expensive
What am I getting out of a $55 chainring vs a $25 one? Are more-expensive ones longer-lasting, or more lightweight, ...?
This is for a $700 single-speed, to give you an idea of quality of bike I'm ...
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R9100 chainring and R8000 crankset
Is there compatibility between R8000 crankset and R9100 chainring?
I would like to mount a 54 ring on an R8000 DI2 crankset.
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Tiagra 4703 74mm bcd, 4 bolt small chainring
I have search the internet but to no avail to try and find a 74mm bcd 28t or 26t inner chainring with 4 bolts.
Does such a thing exist?
The nearest I can find it this but I want less than 30t:
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Is it possible to use a two or three chainring with an internal hub?
I have a Bullit cargo bike. It has a Shimano 39t chainring and a Alfine 8 rear hub. I was going to go for a Rohloff to get more gears, but the price is just getting stupid. I looked at the Alfine 11 ...
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Number of gears for a racer
I am looking to upgrade my racer, I currently have a Bottecchia racer from the mid-80s and it has 14 gears. While looking around for newer racers I noticed that a number of them had 20 gears while ...
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Shimano Chainring Compatability
In my previous question we determined that I probably need new chainrings. I was/am planning on replacing the chainrings, and leaving the original crank.
Now this bike is running Shimano 105 FC-5600 ...
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12 speed sram DUB chainring compatibility
Can A 12 speed DUB 1x road crankset (Force 1) be converted to 11 speed by swapping the respective chainrings?
I have an 11 speed Force 1 rear mech that I want to use for the moment, but want to use ...
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Lowest rideable gear ratio
What is the lowest rideable gear ratio (chainring/cassette) possible without feeling like having to balance/trackstand? I'm doing some virtual simulations right now and I'm just setting up IRL limits. ...
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Chain falls between the chainrings of the front derailleur when shifting from the big ring to the small one
The issue I have is that at the new bike I'm looking to purchase I'm faced with the followings:
the chain falls between the 2 chainrings of the front derailleur when shifting from the big ring to the ...
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Why is my electric bike 'clanking' under load?
I have a Giant Esprit Twist Power electric bike, which apart from not having nearly enough words in its name also has a problem related to the crank.
When I put a lot of load through the pedals there ...
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What is required for a proper boost chainline on a 1x drivetrain - only a boost chainring or an entire crankset?
To obtain a proper chainline for a boost rear hub (~52 mm), is it enough to fit a boost (3 mm offset) chainring to a 1x crankset which is originally non-boost, or is an entire boost crankset required (...
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Should I replace a 1x chainring with the chain and casette?
I have a MTB with a Shimano 12 speed 1x setup (M7100/8100 XT/SLX components mixed).
My chain is worn, as indicated by my tool, so I need to replace it, along with the casette.
But: should I replace my ...
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Chain is slipping relative to large chainring but not the small one
The crank on my 2016 Giant XTC Advanced (Shimano XT components) is slipping relative to the large chainring but not the small chainring. In searching for reasons many of the answers focus on chain ...
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Do I have to stop pedaling when shifting up the front chainring?
If I keep pedaling when shifting up the front chainring, it would fail. Moreover, the chain keeps rubbing with the chainrings and produces many noises. Thus, I have to stop pedaling for around one ...
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replacing cassette & chainset
I think the time has come to replace my rear cassette, it has begun skipping in a certain gear. I'd also like to give myself a bigger granny gear (something like a 28 or 30 would do). I haven't done ...
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For a bike with "Forged alloy crank with 44T compact disc chainring", can the chainring be removed?
I have a Jamis TAXI cruiser bike. See https://www.jamisbikes.com/bikes/recreation/cruisers/taxi/.
Note the description "Forged alloy crank with 44T compact disc chainring".
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Triple ring front derailleur skipping middle chain ring when downshifting
I have a touring bicycle with 3 x 9 gears. The front derailleur and front shifter are Shimano Sora. Some time ago, the front derailleur started skipping the middle chain ring when downshifting from ...
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How worn is this chainring?
I have the chainring shown below. It's the front sprocket of an ebike. Does this chainring need replacing or are the teeth still OK?
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Is there an inherent problem with expanding chainring drives such as Veridrive and WaveTrans?
The Veridrive is just the latest iteration of the idea of using an expanding or contracting chainring rather than a derailleur for shifting:
There also WaveTrans:
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Crankset replacement and compatibility
I got a new gravel bike and the crankset has only 42T which is a bit less thank ideal for a flat country like Denmark. I tried to find compatible cranksets, but I didn't find any relevant info except &...
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Chain hitting front derailleur cage with H limit screw fully loosened
I followed the Park Tools guide to set up my gears. The rear derailleur was a success but I can't manage to adjust the front derailleur so that the chain stops grinding on the guard. There's no more ...
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How to choose a compatible set of chain, cassette and chainring?
I would like to change the chain, cassette, and the chainring of my bike. The cassette has 7 speed and chainring has 3. Is any combination of 7 speed cassette and 3 speed chainring built by any ...
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Difference between two drivetrains with the same gear ratio?
Given two identical, fixed-gear bicycles, one with a 36/12 gear combination and another with 48/16, will there be any noticeable difference when pedaling these two bicycles? I understand there may be ...
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SRAM xx1 1 x 11 drive train very noisy
I have a 1 x 11 drivetrain setup on my mountain bike. This is stock from the factory, it wasn't a conversion. When I'm in the low gear climbing, there is a lot of chain/derailleur noise. It gets ...
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New chain coming off under torque
I replaced the chain recently - the new chain unships violently when I apply a moderate amount of torque, such as when setting off standing.
As in, it comes off the big ring to the outside (i.e. away ...
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Adding a second chainring to a 1X
I have a 1X gravel bike with an 11-46 cassette and a 40T chainring. This gearing works for most of my riding but there are times when I'm doing some serious climbing that it would great to have one or ...
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Crankset cassette compatilibility
I'm looking to upgrade my crankset, currently a 48/34 Shimano R460, to a GRX RX600. What is not clear to me is whether the RX, which is designed to work with an 11-cogs cassette, will work fine also ...
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What is the actual diameter of our current bicycle chain's rollers?
Wikipedia states that it's 5/16" (~7.9mm) while two or three sites list it as 7.75mm.
I'm a little bit confused. Do chain rollers differ in diameter? Does diameter differ between singlespeed and ...
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Is it possible to mix the rings in the crankset?
I wonder about such setup as buying 48/36/26T crankset and then replacing the smallest (26T) chainring with 22T one.
What I am afraid of that I would get quite significant 14T in difference and when ...
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Uneven Chain Ring Wear, or Manufactured This Way?
Bike - Trek DS 8.6 (2016) hybrid. Purchased August 2016
Chain set / chain rings - FSA Dynadrive 48/36/26
Shimano Deore front and rear derailleurs
Chain - KMC
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Could I use a 30 tooth chainring with my current crankset?
a few months back I installed a 34 tooth narrow-wide chainring in my Santa Cruz Bronson. I decided to install the 34 tooth chainring, basically, because I couldn't fit any other smaller chainring ...
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Will a 10 speed chain perform adequately on a Shimano CUES 1x chairing?
Situation:
10 speed Shimano hybrid/mountain straight bar shifter, 10 speed Shimano mountain/hybrid derailleur and 10 speed Shimano chain.
The person is looking for a 1x crank.
Shimano CUES crank seem ...
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Do I need to shorten the chain if I mount a smaller large chainring?
I have bike with 2x8 compact chain ring in front 50/34.
If I change the 50 to 46 do I need to cut the chain shorter?
I know I will adjust the front derailleur lower, right?
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Rear derailleur max capacity exceeded?
My MTB is a Lapierre X-Flow 512 2012. It has a Shimano RD-M980-SGS 10v rear derailleur which has a total capacity of 41t (see official specs). But it comes with a 11-36 cassette and a 24-42 crankset (...
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Alternatives to Crankset Shimano M523 Octalink 40-30-22T
I have recently purchased a Merida 2015 7500 One-Twenty 3x10.
Link to bike specs: http://online.fliphtml5.com/pvouz/azox/#p=12
The crankset chain rings are very worn and need replacing.
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How can one remove this chainring?
I have a crank and chainring setup pictured below, running as a 1x with a chain guard where the outer ring would be.
I am trying to remove the chainring from the crank and am having trouble.
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Are equivalent chainring/cog combinations indistinguishable?
Let have these two combinations of chainring/cog. Both for 100 rpm, have almost same speed (and we can of course find cases where the speed matches exactly, but this is a quick example).
50x19-->20....
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Can this crank arm be saved?
Here's my drive-side crank arm, from the inside of the chainrings:
First off, those are not chain ring bolts, they are rivets, argh :)
It looks like the crank arm is fixed to the middle of the three ...
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What are common causes of premature chainring wear?
My bike mechanic told me today that my front chainrings are starting to wear out and I should consider replacing it soon (with my next chain replacement). The cassette is still in good condition and ...
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What is the best way to increase gear inches on an old bike?
I only recently got into bicycling and without knowing anything, I bought a bike from a local used bike distributor.
Here's what I've learned about the bike.
The frame, seat, and handles are original ...
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Chain falling off inner chain ring no matter how L screw is set
Bike is a relatively new Cannondale Carbon Synapse with the Ultegra 6800 groupset (although front chainrings are FSA). Has about 1000KMs on it.
Bike has been great, but I went out on a ride today ...
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Why does my chain keep jumping off the front chainring on my 1x9?
My chain has a tendency to frequently jump off the front chainring. I have a 1x9 so it's not a front derailleur issue. It generally happens when I hit something like the lip of a driveway or sidewalk ...
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Does the "speed" of a 1x chainring really matter?
I currently have a 1x8 setup on my bike, and am considering upgrading the cassette to an 11-speed. I've also been looking at replacement chainrings as I've seen that they also come in 8-speed, 11-...
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Is the process of shifting the front chainring on a road bike with 2 chainrings always a two-step (two click) process on the shifter?
I have a Shimano Claris groupset.
I was speaking to my bike mechanic and he was saying to shift the front derailer it is a 2 step process to change the front derailer.
As per the manual it says with ...
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105 11-speed Crankset & Brake Caliper Compatibility w/ 2400 Claris Groupset
I have a 2016 Bianchi Via Nirone 7 with a 2400 2x8 Claris groupset.
A buddy of mine is "upgrading" in stages and is letting go of his 105 components at a VERY reasonable price. Great timing ...
