bmx/mtb compatibility
03-22-05, 05:48 PM
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bmx/mtb compatibility
I'm building up an SS mtb and am using a bmx freewheel with an mtb crankset. I'm wondering whether it's ok to run a bmx chain with mtb chainrings as a mtb chain will obviously not work with the bmx freewheel hub?
I tried a google search but only got a bunch of online shopping sites
Thanks
I tried a google search but only got a bunch of online shopping sites
Thanks
03-22-05, 08:20 PM
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It can be done.
You have two choices in doing this.
Option 1: get a SS specific chainring for the crankset and use the chain.
Option 2: For the crankset, get a set of profiles and put on a BMX Chain Ring. And run it like that with a bmx chain.
The hardest part with either of these is finding a BMX chain that is long enough.
You have two choices in doing this.
Option 1: get a SS specific chainring for the crankset and use the chain.
Option 2: For the crankset, get a set of profiles and put on a BMX Chain Ring. And run it like that with a bmx chain.
The hardest part with either of these is finding a BMX chain that is long enough.
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03-22-05, 09:03 PM
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1/8" BMX chains will work on 3/32" chainrings, not a big deal, but it will probably be noisier.. Or you could just get a 3/32" freewheel
03-22-05, 09:04 PM
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Or run an 8 speed chain.
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03-23-05, 06:05 AM
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Then a 7 speed will do.
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You can get 3/32" freewheels just fine. My mountain bike is quite happy with a 20t 3/32" ACS.
03-23-05, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by sydney
Get it straight.All derailer chains are 3/32" inside width.
Between the outer plates: 1/4"
Between the inside plates: 1/8"
But yeah there is only a hair of a difference between a 7 and an 8. After having awhile to think the chain reccomendations I'd just go with a BMX chain. When shimano developed the 9 speed system, they couldn't get the width of an 8 speed to have the proper clearance, so they had to make a narrower chain to work with a 9 speed system.
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Originally Posted by KonaRider24
Guess what, you're wrong, not all chains are 3/32'' inside width check a 9speed chain lately?
Between the outer plates: 1/4"
Between the inside plates: 1/8"
But yeah there is only a hair of a difference between a 7 and an 8. After having awhile to think the chain reccomendations I'd just go with a BMX chain. When shimano developed the 9 speed system, they couldn't get the width of an 8 speed to have the proper clearance, so they had to make a narrower chain to work with a 9 speed system.
Between the outer plates: 1/4"
Between the inside plates: 1/8"
But yeah there is only a hair of a difference between a 7 and an 8. After having awhile to think the chain reccomendations I'd just go with a BMX chain. When shimano developed the 9 speed system, they couldn't get the width of an 8 speed to have the proper clearance, so they had to make a narrower chain to work with a 9 speed system.
03-23-05, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by sydney
Wrong again. The inside width of a shimano 9 speed chain is the same as the 8. It's the outside width that is narrower to accomodate the closer cog spacing.Check Sheldon Brown at www.harriscyclery.com
The tell me this, how come I did a physical measurement and got the numbers I did then? Oh wait, I was measuring a sram, grabbed the wrong peice of chain. God I've been in a funk lately.
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03-23-05, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by KonaRider24
It can be done.
You have two choices in doing this.
Option 1: get a SS specific chainring for the crankset and use the chain.
Option 2: For the crankset, get a set of profiles and put on a BMX Chain Ring. And run it like that with a bmx chain.
The hardest part with either of these is finding a BMX chain that is long enough.
You have two choices in doing this.
Option 1: get a SS specific chainring for the crankset and use the chain.
Option 2: For the crankset, get a set of profiles and put on a BMX Chain Ring. And run it like that with a bmx chain.
The hardest part with either of these is finding a BMX chain that is long enough.
thank you all for your input, it gives me a few options to ponder.
