Originally Posted by Boss Moniker
On my road bike, it had a triple, .....
. As for mounting it for straightness, if you get a crankset with a triple spider you get plenty of options, usually it works best if you mount it where the middle chainring was.
Maybe this helps?
Thanks Boss- using a triple crank and only using the middle ring would be an option, although without an Fder, I would worry about losing the chain more easily than with a crank designed as a single.