Originally Posted by
Korina
Good ideas, thanks. Where would be a good place to look for 1x and 2x rings? It seems when companies eliminate a ring, it's always the small one, but I <3 my get-up-the-hill gear.
Maybe I could (have someone) cut the teeth off the big ring that I never, ever use?
New MTB double cranks are 24/34, 26/36, or 28/38 so they essentially ditch the large ring. XT and above from Shimano come in 165mm
BITD many people ground the teeth off like above to run it as a bash guard/chain retention device. The shorter chain is key for chain retention
For chainrings, I like BlackSpire, TA, raceface, sugino