do i really need a bash ring for begenner trials on a stock bike w/ a free wheeling crankset??? thanks, dave
bash ring on a stock bike???
- Thread starter eastcoastzigzag
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I'm just starting too, and I put a bashring on yesterday. They are VERY necessary. My regular chainrings only lasted a few rides and now are completely unusable because they're warped like a half inch and have few teeth left. Definitely get one.
Most beginner courses are designed so that a stock MTB with large ring can clear everything. I have never hit my bash ring on anything in a beginner comp. The last one I did a guy on a stock MTB did clip a rock with his but he was running a 24-34 set up on his crank. You have that tiny freewheel on there so I would not thing you would have any problems with clearence.
Have fun
WB
Have fun
WB
there are three things a beginner NEEDS for trials. good brakes, a small frame, and a bashring 
A 32T one is fine though if you want to run 2 chainrings.
A 32T one is fine though if you want to run 2 chainrings.
I run a Blackspire on my freeride, it's darned strong and quite cheap.. only thing it doesnt have is grip