Originally Posted by
m_senjaya
Hi GriddleCakes, Nice bike!! Can you share your single chainring setup upfront? Do you have to use a special chainring, such as the narrow wide chainring to prevent chain drop? Or do you use any chain device? Thanks.
Thanks! Bike is set up with Nashbar CR2 cranks, running a Salsa Crossing Guard in place of the outer ring, and a 42 tooth Salsa chainring for the inner ring. Chainring is a regular 8/9/10 speed ring, as far as I know. Chainline is straight in 5th gear.
I had a chain catcher when I set up my Nashbar cross bike, 3rd Eye's Chain Watcher, I believe, but the chain never tried to jump as far as I could tell. I removed it to increase clearance between the fender and the tire, and still never had trouble with the chain jumping. Maybe I'm just lucky, but it worked fine from the beginning.