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Do I need to shorten the chain if I mount a smaller large chainring?
I know I will adjust the front derailleur lower, right?
Maybe, but not really.
A 50T chainring is 208.8mm in diameter and a 46T is 192.7mm So you might think that the front mech needs to move down ...
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Do I need to shorten the chain if I mount a smaller large chainring?
Short answer: no.
You would need to check if it needs to be shortened if you used a smaller small chain ring. Or you might need a longer chain if you used a larger large chain ring. Your chain should ...
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Can a crankset have its chainrings' alignment notch not aligned by design?
This may be the most primitive solution, but you can try both the "erroneous" orientation in the exploded view and the orientation where the notches align towards the pedal or crank arm.
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12 speed sram DUB chainring compatibility
I don't think you need to swap the chainring. From one of my favourite online resellers of bike parts I get the following description of a Sram NX crankset (MTB group):
This means they sell the same ...
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Crankset cassette compatilibility
There are two flavours of FC-RX600, namely FC-RX600-10 and FC-RX600-11. You want the 10 speed one for a 10-speed drivetrain. The cassette does not matter, the chainrings and the front derailleur only ...
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Triple ring front derailleur skipping middle chain ring when downshifting
I would be inclined to complete a front derailleur set-up from the beginning before giving up on either of the components. Often times when one starts messing with a front derailleur that's already ...
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Does changing a chainring on a e-bike requires a "firmware change"? (setting or update)
I asked in a shop: the mechanics told me that indeed, changing a chainring requires to update some setting on the motor, but they can do it.
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Triple ring front derailleur skipping middle chain ring when downshifting
Front Derailleur is a pretty simple mechanical device and unlikely the cause of the problem. It is possible that it is not setup correctly and replacing it would end up with the new one working, not ...
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