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03-26-07, 10:44 AM
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Any recommendation for relatively inexpensive (~$30-$40) 44 or 46 tooth outer rings for a compact 110BCD 5-bolt crankset? I was looking at the FSA 46T rings for ~$40.
Also, it looks like 44T is not common for "road" chainrings, so if I wanted to run a 44T, is there is any problem using "MTB" chainrings on my "road" cranks. Assuming the BCD/bolts are the same, would they fit/function fine?
Also, it looks like 44T is not common for "road" chainrings, so if I wanted to run a 44T, is there is any problem using "MTB" chainrings on my "road" cranks. Assuming the BCD/bolts are the same, would they fit/function fine?
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03-26-07, 10:54 AM
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A good selection of cheap chainrings here:
https://www.loosescrews.com/index.cgi...d=235544812124
Looks like they have 44 but not 46. It's not ramped or pinned, so your shifting might be a little sluggish if you've got a really small inner chainring. I've found, though, that with the smaller rings, ramps and pins are not so important.
I have 36/44 (or thereabouts) Sugino rings on my bike, and the shifting is fine (bar-end shifters).
https://www.loosescrews.com/index.cgi...d=235544812124
Looks like they have 44 but not 46. It's not ramped or pinned, so your shifting might be a little sluggish if you've got a really small inner chainring. I've found, though, that with the smaller rings, ramps and pins are not so important.
I have 36/44 (or thereabouts) Sugino rings on my bike, and the shifting is fine (bar-end shifters).
03-26-07, 01:04 PM
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You''ll have no problems running MTB chain rings if you want. A couple of years ago I ran some Race Face ring's 110 BDC that were fine. ALso you might want to look at Nashbar, their stock chainrings are made by stronglight and are very high quality.
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Originally Posted by same time
Looks like they have 44 but not 46. It's not ramped or pinned, so your shifting might be a little sluggish if you've got a really small inner chainring. I've found, though, that with the smaller rings, ramps and pins are not so important.
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Originally Posted by nowheels
You''ll have no problems running MTB chain rings if you want. A couple of years ago I ran some Race Face ring's 110 BDC that were fine.
Originally Posted by nowheels
ALso you might want to look at Nashbar, their stock chainrings are made by stronglight and are very high quality.
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03-26-07, 11:13 PM
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Well, there really shouldn't be a real difference with Shimano stuff b/c mountain 9spd and road 9spd use the same chains.
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Originally Posted by chimivee
Thanks. (So what is the difference anyway, between a road/mtb chainring anyway??)
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Edit....I must have stuttered. 
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I have never found much difference, maybe some of the road ones are a bit lighter...I used to run a 46/36 (Nashbar rings) on a Sugino crank with Sram cassette and chain and whatever shimano read dr I happen to have at the time. Basically I found that it seldom makes a difference.
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Thanks, all. Just bought a Ringle 46T mountain chainring from the eBay.
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