Old 01-29-14 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
Why not just put a cassete on it, and put the chain on the one you want to use?
You can do that but the chain is more prone to jumping if you have a cog from a multi-speed set.

Especially if you're like me and eschew tension devices. I swap out cogs, chainrings and halflinks 'til I find a magic ratio on my SS's so run a slightly loose chain at times. I often start with a full cassette to help me determine magic ratio.

For a final product I go with SS-specific chainrings and cogs most of the time. Sometimes I'll run oldschool chainrings, from back in the day when they had no halfteeth.
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