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I assume your current setup has a triple front chainring. … can be replaced with a single chainring put in the middle position. …

I'm also thinking about removing two of the chainrings since only one chainring makes more sense. … However, removing all but one front chainring, in my opinion, will leave you with a very narrow range at the back. …

The same could have been said about your front chainring, but both the crank's spider and the ring itself look asymmetric. … The old front chainring may still cause clicking with a fresh new chain. I usually wait until the new chain gets "broken in" after a short while. The clicking goes away after that. …

I'm also unsure whether triple chain rings are a good idea and would like to know if I should swap them out for something else or if I should just get a bike that's got a single chainring. …

Given that you'll be touring, you'll need to consider possibility of repairs, and finding a new regular chainring would be much easier than a fancy narrow-wide one. …

You say: "36T (chainring) would be ideal for my riding style," and this assumes the gearing range you want can be achieved with a 36 teeth front ring. … Namely, you can keep the 32 (or get 34) teeth front chainring but use a cassette with lower minimum and/or higher maximum teeth count. …

For example, current 1× systems have worse chain angles in extreme positions, and often larger jumps between gears So they are not all-around better than multiple-chainring systems. … It seems that a 4-front chainring system collects too many weaknesses of other gearing systems to have marketable future. …

There seems to be enough clearance between the ring and the chainstay to fit a slightly larger chainring. … Replacing just the chainring is definitely easier and cheaper than adding a front derailleur, front shifter, routing all the cables, another chainring and possibly swapping the crankset as the current …

If I increase again that capacity to 45t by mounting a 44t chainring (which can have a chainguard) instead of the original 42t chainring, do I risk breaking anything? … If you do not intend to ride with badly cross-chained combination 44 front - 36 back, your derailleur will never "know" that you've gotten a bigger front chainring. …

All the functionality degradation symptoms of worn chains given in other answers here do not mention one more, possibly more psychological or ergonomic aspect of it. Namely the drivetrain noise. A hea …