Originally Posted by
Six jours
I understand that you are riding singlespeed, and that you're riding 3/32" (which is road stuff) on it. The question then becomes "Why are top road racers riders not having to replace their chainrings every few months?" The argument that top road racers don't "mash" is, as a rule, incorrect, so there must be something else going on. Again, it's not that I disbelieve you, it's just that our experiences are so wildly different that I wonder what's going on.
Just a little clarification: both chainrings are from singlespeeds, but they are geared slighrly differently. The 1/8" sees more mashing, because it's harder to climb uphill with a 43 (was 42 (now stored away)) x 19 than with a 38 (was 34) x 20. In spite of this, the 42T chainring that I mashed uphill an enormous number of times, shows no notching, as you could see yourself.
I wonder, too, why I seem to notch up the chainrings on the light commuter, and I am now going to appeal to your experience, much larger than mine. I'm serious, if you can think of anything, by summoning your vast knowledge, I'd be extremely interested. Or else I'm really disappointed with alu 3/32" chainrings.
Originally Posted by
Six jours
I'm not that old, mate!
Eh.. I'm starting my masters in electronics end of August, at the ripe-old age of 39. These "olden days" discussions make me very self-conscious
