Chainline hacks?

rkelsen
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Chainline hacks?

Postby rkelsen » Fri Jan 15, 2021 2:04 pm

OK, confession time MacGuyver.

What have you done to get a "good enough" chain line on your ss/fixie?

Post your hacks/tips/tricks up here - Good and bad.

ironhanglider
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Re: Chainline hacks?

Postby ironhanglider » Sun Jan 17, 2021 2:26 pm

3/32" cogs, rings and a 5-8spd chain can cope with a multitude of sins...

Cheers,

Cameron

march83
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Re: Chainline hacks?

Postby march83 » Sun Jan 17, 2021 3:04 pm

Smaller chainring so you can run a narrower BB (square taper) then use a smaller cog to get the same g.inches.

I'm sure at some point I had a spacer between the hub and the cog to push the cog out a few mm. Can't remember what sort of spacer it was though.

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P!N20
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Re: Chainline hacks?

Postby P!N20 » Mon Jan 18, 2021 12:51 pm

I wanted to use 151 BCD cranks on my McBain, but they fouled the chainstay, so I pushed them out a few mm with a longer BB spindle. To keep the chain line straight I swapped a spacer on the rear hub axle from the DS to the NDS and re-dished the wheel.

I know, I live on the edge.

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