Single ring riders.... in here!
So I am building up the latest winter beater bike / cyclocross project.
I picked up one of the Scattante frame/forks for $225. The bike is being built with stuff I had laying around the garage.
Open pros with ultegra, XT rear deraileur, generic bar/stem/seat/seatpost, DA bar ends, 1st gen. XTR cranks...etc.
Anyway, I am going to run a single 46t front with a 12-32 rear.
Tell me what the cool setup is for ensuring that the chain stays on. I was planning on getting the usual 3rd eye chain thing, but wanted to see what was working for everyone else.
Also, do you all run the chain length as short as possible for maximum deraileur tension?
Thanks.
-Z