Originally Posted by
burnthesheep
Random tech question, with the factory chain catcher thing installed would a SRAM inner ring work fine not being a 1x dedicated ring? I know folks shouldn't do that without a cage/keeper.
Just looking at a few grades on the dirt road by the mountain cabin, the 36/33 might be a bit rough. But a 30t inner ring would get me to easier than 1:1. At low cost. With no interest bombing anything fast needing the higher speed gearing.
Worth a shot?
I'm not clear on what bike/crankset you are riding but 2 friends had trouble dropping the chain on 1x set-ups and a shop recommended Wolf Tooth Drop Stop rings and neither one of them has dropped the chain since.
I have an XT derailleur on my mtb with a 1x and the derailleur has a clutch you can engage/disengage. It tightens up things for a rough descent but takes away from the crispness of the shifting so I rarely use it and that bike never drops the chain, anyway. It does quiet things down but you have to get off the bike to reach the lever.