Originally Posted by martianone

i have lots of km on a 1x9 surly c-c;
set up with a ss crank and 34 t chainring,
11-34 cassette and tiagra derailleur. there
is a chainring guard and dog fang chain
stabelizer to keep the chain in place and
my pants out of the way. i run the bike
in a lot of mud, snow, grit, sand, slop
and just about any bad thing one can
think of- don't seem to have any
chain or shifting problems.