Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - running 3/32 ring and 1/8 chain and cog?

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dijos
05-16-07, 09:47 AM
No big deal? does it help with chainline? should I get matching stuff instead?

thanks.

Fixxxie
05-16-07, 09:49 AM
It should work fine
The LT
05-16-07, 10:18 AM
works just fine I've been running this setup for over a year now

mander
05-16-07, 10:22 AM
I hear it works fine and that it's better than 1/8" chain on a 3/32" cog, because the big round ring does a better job of keeping the chain in line.
jamey
05-16-07, 10:34 AM
totally fine. i've done it before.
Cynikal
05-16-07, 11:13 AM
Yup, same here.
aaoishi
05-16-07, 12:32 PM
I haven't had any problems with this setup.
Eric Hanus
05-16-07, 01:45 PM
its what im running now
skinnyland
05-16-07, 02:10 PM
Had that setup on my last bike (since jacked).
hazylines
05-16-07, 02:25 PM
Im riding this set up too, and have been riding it without a problem for sometime. Is it a good idea though to switch my ring to an 1/8? for say.. chain life/chain wear? ring ware.. etc?
Trike
05-16-07, 03:51 PM
Im riding this set up too, and have been riding it without a problem for sometime. Is it a good idea though to switch my ring to an 1/8? for say.. chain life/chain wear? ring ware.. etc?

i was actually wondering which chain lasts longer 1/8 or 3/32?
lima_bean
05-16-07, 04:00 PM
just installed this setup last night... its perfectly silent still, good.
hazylines
05-16-07, 10:59 PM
I would think the 1/8 would last longer as its beefier. Mine actually got noticably quiter with a little phil wood grease.
mic2377
05-17-07, 12:49 AM
ring wears quicker if it is a thin one. less surface area on the teeth for wear. If you run an 1/8 chain with a thin cog, it wears MUCH quicker. My bro destroyed a surly cog in 1000 miles that way. When I say destroyed, it was BAD, teeth profile was totally ruined!