This chainring appears reasonably straight, but that has more to do with 10 minutes of levering it with little sticks and pounding it with rocks than any design of the chainring.
Singlespeed chainrings experience a lot of torque. This one may have been up to the task, but it appears a bolt went missing too at some point. Not a good combo, it bent like a leaf.
I'm ironing out my SS drivetrain a little bit each ride. You'd think it'd be easy. I've now upgraded to a Surly stainless steel chainring and 4 steel bolts, tightly affixed too.
Let's hope no more rides are cut short.
Good luck dialing in the rig--maybe carry an extra chainring next time... ;o)
ReplyDeleteDude, you've got to take it easy on your bikes. Clearly you're torquing on the pedals way too hard. And here I thought that you were working way too much and out of shape...
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