• I'm going through a controversy in my own head. I have a knee that is acting up ... so I'm reconfiguring my single speed bike that was running 1x 16T. For a good chain line, I was running the 42T at on the INSIDE of my Sugino 75 crank spider. (I. sacrificed an old crank spider and fretted out gussets so as to bolt through the front.)
• My
original plan was to run 2x on my
vintage 7 speed Hyperglide freehub. I'm on a budget, so this is all commensurate with what is in my parts bins
* My cassette is 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21T ( 13 & 14 are free/loose. 15-21T are blocked together — old school.)
• 42 Chainwheel : (gear inches) 87.2, 81.0, 75.6, 70.9, 66.7, 59.7, 54.0
• 38 Chainwheel :( gear inches) 78.9, 73.3, 68.4, 64., 60.4, 54.9, 48.9.
• NEW plan? Run the 38T chainwheel as
1X at the back of the Sugino spider. I think I will be using the 14T (73.3 gear inches) a lot. And I'm sorta kinda guessing that is a pretty decent chainline
QUESTION: What do you ladies and gentlemen think? OPINIONS >>> ADVICE.
What are you 1x people doing? What combinations of chainwheels and cogs are you using.
Best regards all of you
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