running 3/32 ring and 1/8 chain and cog?
#6
Yup, same here.
__________________
I'm not one for fawning over bicycles, but I do believe that our bikes communicate with us, and what this bike is saying is, "You're an idiot." BikeSnobNYC
I'm not one for fawning over bicycles, but I do believe that our bikes communicate with us, and what this bike is saying is, "You're an idiot." BikeSnobNYC
#11
Senior Member

Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 87
Likes: 0
From: Milan, Italy
Bikes: Italian Steel Rules
Originally Posted by hazylines
Im riding this set up too, and have been riding it without a problem for sometime. Is it a good idea though to switch my ring to an 1/8? for say.. chain life/chain wear? ring ware.. etc?
#14
Senior Member
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 207
Likes: 0
ring wears quicker if it is a thin one. less surface area on the teeth for wear. If you run an 1/8 chain with a thin cog, it wears MUCH quicker. My bro destroyed a surly cog in 1000 miles that way. When I say destroyed, it was BAD, teeth profile was totally ruined!





