1x10 Conversion - question on wear.
10-16-13, 08:16 AM
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1x10 Conversion - question on wear.
I am about 50 miles into a 1x10 conversion using a Race Face Narrow/Wide chainring and I am noticing wear on the outside of the ring, but not the inside. How much should I push in the chainring to balance out the wear?
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10-16-13, 08:55 AM
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What is an impossible question for us to answer should be an easy one for you. What cogs are you using most? Center the chainring between those cogs. Hopefully you are running some sort of chain guide to reduce the chance of derailment depending on how off-center you go (though I'm guessing you probably are using such a device).
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I would say that your big problem is the color
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What is an impossible question for us to answer should be an easy one for you. What cogs are you using most? Center the chainring between those cogs. Hopefully you are running some sort of chain guide to reduce the chance of derailment depending on how off-center you go (though I'm guessing you probably are using such a device).
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It just looks like you use the larger cogs primarily. Scootching the crankset/chainring in by a couple mm may not help much, considering that the cogs are something like 4mm apart (c-t-c).
10-17-13, 11:24 AM
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The Surly Stainless Steel chainrings can be flipped over ..
more pre worrying.. you haven't even used that enough to get it dirty ..
more pre worrying.. you haven't even used that enough to get it dirty ..
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You're worrying about nothing. No matter what you do, you'll get flank wear on the ring because the chain feeds at an angle. However, in 45+ years I've never seen (or even heard of) a single chainring that wore out on the flanks.
Chains wear out on the faces of the teeth where the load is carried. This will always wear out a ring long before flank wear comes close to mattering.
If this were a single speed, I'd advise improving the chain line to reduce friction, but wouldn't bother for a derailleur bike.
Chains wear out on the faces of the teeth where the load is carried. This will always wear out a ring long before flank wear comes close to mattering.
If this were a single speed, I'd advise improving the chain line to reduce friction, but wouldn't bother for a derailleur bike.
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