single cranksets for rohloff?

"till!" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Stronglight's single cranksets dont seem to be very widely distributed
in aus,

That could be because most riders find it hard to get anywhere using just
one leg. I prefer two cranks :-)

Cheers
Peter

You can pretty much use any crankset you want, just have to make sure of the following things and you won't have to worry about your front ring having pins or ramped and your chain will not come off.

1) Get your chainline as straight as possible
2) Get your chain as tight as possible (without being too tight of course)
3) Match your rear cog, front ring and chain sizes. i.e. 3/32 or 1/8 ... use one size for all, don't mix.
4) Get a non-shifting chain (single speed, BMX or track chains are good)

hope this helps

cheers
koon

I just use an MTB crankset and take off the two small chainrings. I used to
use an XTR splined crankset mounted on an Ultegra bottom bracket, which gave
exactly the correct chainline. When that crank bent in a crash I replaced it
with a Deore LX square taper crankset on a Dura-Ace 103mm bottom bracket,
which also gives the correct chainline.

For riding in Australia with just a saddlebag I've always found a 46t
chainring about right. It gives a big enough top gear to keep up with the
bunch on training rides and a small enough gear to get up the hills here. On
a recent tour in Switzerland I replaced the 46 with a 36 and was glad that I
did, as a couple of the mountains I climbed averaged 13-14% gradient over
the whole climb and had sections > 20% gradient (max 28% on Rigi Kulm).

Nick

"till!" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hiyas,

my ISP's news server didnt seem to be propagating, so I thought Id try
again from here (cycling forums).

Stronglight's single cranksets dont seem to be very widely distributed
in aus, and apparently rohloffs like as straight a chainline as you can
provide so I was seeking find something as appropriate as possible.

There are the stronglight impact, mygal and aero(al), are there any
better available alternatives? Im looking for 46-50t, with the ability
to pick and chose if possible=)

till

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