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Old 05-02-19 | 11:57 AM
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Vintage TA Small Chain Ring: Metal Blocks

OK, I have a triple set of TA chainrings, and the smallest ring has these metal blocks bolted to them. I am guessing they are to prevent dropping the chain, but I am not sure.


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Old 05-02-19 | 01:13 PM
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not factory offered , someone added them , perhaps? pull them off.
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Old 05-02-19 | 03:34 PM
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I took them off with a 0.05 inch Allen wrench (the smallest size I have). 1.5mm was too big.
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Old 05-02-19 | 03:42 PM
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Agree with [MENTION=197614]fietsbob[/MENTION]; these are an end-user modification. I have several TA triples but none of them have blocks like that.
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Old 05-02-19 | 05:33 PM
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look like magnets to me inserted in them... no idea why the odd spacing.
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Old 05-03-19 | 07:00 PM
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maybe someone's external dynamo experiment?
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