Originally Posted by
pumpkinhed
Thanks for the response SkinGriz!
Not sure if I'm understanding your post, but are you recommending drilling out all rivets, removing all sprockets, and then reattaching a new chainring that works with the new chain/cassette/RD? Would there be alignment issues or can everything be adjusted? And if I drill out rivets do I need to tap to make new threads for bolts to reattach the chainring?
This sounds like a great idea and maybe ideal for my situation. Saw
this video on YT , is this what you're referring to?
Like the video, except reusing the old crank arm.
I’ve done it twice. Been awhile, but I think once on drill press and once in vice.
Drill the rivets out. Reattach only the middle ring with whatever bolts and nuts closest fit the hole.
Then you can probably also take a link out of your chain.
NBD.