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RichardCunningham Plus

Oct 23, 2012

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How many chainrings on your crankset?

Three. No chainguide
Two. No chainguide
One. No chainguide
Two, with a chainguide
One, with a chainguide

21 Comments

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xwason (Oct 30, 2012 at 15:30)

How about one chainring with a chainguide made out of an old derailleur, some epoxy, and a dowel? Razz

lewisstp (Oct 30, 2012 at 15:57)

Haha, I like your thinking.... Razz

EricThiessen (Oct 30, 2012 at 16:05)

ill ring this in my camel pack next time i go biking.... you never know when worst comes to worst and need a ghetto fix

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jhauser (Oct 30, 2012 at 19:53)

I am surprised how there is a very small population of cross country/trail riding bikers there are on this site.

Apostt (Oct 31, 2012 at 4:04)

Sadly?

spudlord (Oct 31, 2012 at 12:59)

How are you coming to that conclusion? With 10 speed you can easily do xc and trail without multiple chainrings!

LinkedPRODUCTIONS (Oct 31, 2012 at 16:32)

but a lot of people ride both xc and dh especialy if you live in an area where there aren't alot shuttles or lifts

kevin267 (Oct 31, 2012 at 19:14)

3 w/ no guide, 2 with guide, 2 without guide adds up to 1221 right now.
and if you figure in that a bunch of the 1 with chain guide/1 without guide are also on XC/AM bikes too, I think it's a majority

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mr-free-ride (Oct 30, 2012 at 19:36)

well i think anyone could have guessed the out come of this but they really should specify DH only cus its the dirt jumpers or enduro riders or any other rider that technically could answer this that are going to mess it up... by the way im one of those guys Razz

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gastonbx (Oct 31, 2012 at 10:09)

What about... HAMMERSCHMIDT! ?

paulwatt (Oct 31, 2012 at 22:41)

Got the Hammerschmidt too. So sick. Insane clearance, instant shifts under power, impossible to drop a chain. HAMMERSCHMIDT!!!

LindLTaylor (Nov 1, 2012 at 5:41)

Technicalitites state that it has one chainring, with a guide.

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LindLTaylor (Nov 1, 2012 at 5:45)

The problem with trying to figure out who's who on here is that so many different kinds of riders benefit from a the majority of these options. Obviously, anybody with a triple ring crankset is only riding XC or Trail, but every one of these setups has been used across more than one discipline. Especially after taking rider preference and varying terrain across the world into account.

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Fix-the-Spade (Oct 31, 2012 at 6:01)

Always use a chainguide! The worst crash I ever had happened when the chain jammed mid sprint, as everyone who's had that happen knows, over the bars I went. Ordered a guide as soon as I'd got out of hospital...

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Sinule (Nov 1, 2012 at 8:52)

What about 1 Chainring with no guide but chain tugs on the horizontal dropouts?

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littermac (Oct 31, 2012 at 18:19)

the new derailleurs with rolling clutch and such work pretty good at reducing chainslap and chain loss.

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racerfacer (Oct 30, 2012 at 20:43)

double crankset with a 40T big ring for the win.

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Opinions (Oct 30, 2012 at 15:54)

Single ring all the way

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freeskiiniskool (Oct 30, 2012 at 18:27)

32t with guide in my xc bike, 34t with guide on my am bike, 36t with guide on my dh for me

spudlord (Oct 31, 2012 at 13:00)

That is exactly how I have everything set up. With 32-14 ratio on the single speed DJ bike

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jooseygoose (Oct 31, 2012 at 13:41)

What about tripple with a guide? (C-guide)

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