tellmethetruth

In case anyone was interested to know the difference. 70t measures at around 29-30 cm's in diameter (with a few cm of clearance of chainstay).
More pics of full build coming soon.

sdmc530

hurts looking at it

Marcus_Ti

Be sure to drive around speed bumps.

badger1

... and your point is?

livedarklions

Guess you missed the "in case anyone is interested" caveat.

It's an unusual thing. I will be interested in seeing how it turns out.

We'll put you down for "not".

KLiNCK

PickleRick

Good Lord - Is that a chainring in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

I will second the "and your point is?"query. That thing is huge but no context for its freakish size is provided. Is this a real "thing" or is it for circus bikes,Bonneville Salt Flat bike????

tellmethetruth

someone's jealous their chainring is underwhelming jk ♥

tellmethetruth

I'll post a video riding it when it's built

badger1

Now that's a good-humoured response. Kudos (srsly).

Carry on!

Doctor Morbius

That's way yuge! Is the bike going to be a fixie?

Troul 

1x & not a triple front crankset? C'monnn...

DrIsotope

Well, the OP has another thread looking for an 11T singlespeed cog, so apparently we can look forward to some 70-11 action. Or was we call it here in the real world, "nonsense."

tellmethetruth

Single-speed!

2manybikes

How long do we have to wait? It sounds interesting.

tellmethetruth

Hey it's the guy who can't climb mild gradients with a 38t-11t. Even 48t-11t must be nonsense for you.

tellmethetruth

Should be 1-2 weeks. Waiting for parts to arrive.

DrIsotope

Hey look guys, a troll who genuinely doesn't know how gears work, evidenced both by the post here, and the fact that a 70T chainring was purchased.

But I'm drawn to abject inanity like a moth to a flame, so by all means, carry on.

tellmethetruth

You must be one of those who knows everything about cycling, but has never cycled a day in his life. Evidence is clear with knowledge of gears and mild gradients.

And so what will you say when you see me hitting 50 mph? Let's make a bet. If I hit 50 mph on a flat, you have to delete your account.

Lol what do you think will happen with a 70-11? I won't be able to move? Do you assume every cyclist is 5'5", 100 ibs and can't push big gears? How do you know I'm not 6'5", 245 ibs, 9% b.f.?

Yea multiple manufacturers are all in on the scam selling 70t chainrings haha! They exist for a reason, people who can push big gears...buy big gears.

DrIsotope

I make my assumption based on a thing I call "reality." If you are as you now claim 6'5", weighing 245lbs, hitting 50mph on flat ground would require nothing more than 3,000W. If you're going to make a nonsensical claim, at least make it plausible.

I could hit 50mph on a flat with a compact double, provided the road is long enough and the tractor-trailer I'm drafting takes off slowly enough. But alone, out in the wind? It's physically impossible. But keep going. This is an excellent antidote to a quiet Sunday afternoon.

tellmethetruth

Your "reality" is clearly not everyone else's reality. Aka, your inadequacy only reflects on others via all-knowing over confident narcissism... "It's physically impossible". What a bold statement from someone who can't push 38-11 up a mild gradient.
You didn't mention anything regarding my bet? What are you hesitant about? Aren't you confident in your super modest knowledge of cycling and gearing?

DrIsotope

The only thing I'm 100% confident of right now is that you don't have the slightest idea what you're talking about. Pushing a 70-11 gear to 50mph on flat ground without assistance is physically impossible. In his prime, Chris Hoy could hit close to 2,500W for a few seconds. Am I to understand that you are now claiming to produce more power than 11-time World Champion and 6-time Olympic Champion Sir Chris Hoy?

Because if so, that's just fantastic. When you do your solo 50mph speed run with your 70-11 singlespeed, just remember-- Strava or it didn't happen.

Oh, and I almost forgot-- for an imaginary rider (and let's say they are modestly sized, 5'7" and 145lbs) to take a 38-11 gear up a 4% grade at 70rpm, they would have to sustain only 6.7W/kg. So just slightly stronger than Chris Froome.

tellmethetruth

What a joy it will be to crush a narcissist's ego...who again ...can't push a 38-11 up a mild gradient!!
Just keep your cursor ready on that delete button

Shimagnolo

Meh. 70T is for wimps.

tellmethetruth

haahhahahah that's awesome. Let's hope our friend drisotope doesn't see this in case of a brain aneurysm