would this work?
07-18-08, 01:43 PM
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would this work?
On my older bike i'm thinking of changing the gearing to 1x6, it's currently 3x6. if i take off the front deraileur, and the bottom two chainrings, will my chain stay on just the one chainring?
07-18-08, 03:16 PM
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It would be better to take the bottom two chainrings off then move the largest ring to the centre position; you will probably also need to buy a set of short chainring bolts as the old ones will probably be too long for mounting just one chainring.
The middle position of a triple crank will give a better chainline than the outside position.
The middle position of a triple crank will give a better chainline than the outside position.
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07-18-08, 03:33 PM
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The chain will stay on, but it seems you might have rather high gearing. Can't say more without knowing the gears involved, terrain and speed you typically go.
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the gearing isn't the issue, i never used more of the gears than what would be left on it. i just needed to make sure the chain wasn't going to continuously fall off. the bike is an old Backtrax (i think this was an x-mart bike in the 90's) that i got at an auction for $10, and it has become my project.
