well its about time to replace my cranks and chainrings... ive been riding with three up front all my life (and yes, i was one of those 11 year old kids who rode in granny rings and got in everyones way...) but as my riding has progressed ive used my granny ring very rarely and ive moved from xc over to fr/dh. i'd say i'm in my 38t middle ring 97% of the time, my big 48t ring 2% of the time (not recently b/c i smashed it and now it wont run smooth) and i leave the remaining 1% of the time to my 28t granny.
so what are the advantages/disadvantages of each setup.
and if i did go single ring would i have trouble running an 8-speed cassette and should i stick with 38t or go bigger or smaller?
why i want the single ring is because i want to shave weight off my 34lb hardtail fr bike and because derailers piss me off btw single speed is not an option...
so what are the advantages/disadvantages of each setup.
and if i did go single ring would i have trouble running an 8-speed cassette and should i stick with 38t or go bigger or smaller?
why i want the single ring is because i want to shave weight off my 34lb hardtail fr bike and because derailers piss me off btw single speed is not an option...