So today i thought i’d fit my Superstar Chainguide…

http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_reviews_info.php?products_id=475&reviews_id=1427

After about 20 mins and having cut my chain and removed my front mech, i worked out pretty much how it’s going to fit etc…

However that’s where it went all wrong.

I’ve been running 2×10 with an E-13 bash. But i can’t run the bash now as it’s too deep so catches the new chainguide. So, i remove the bashring… This is the problem bit. Chainring bolts etc.

If i use the standard chainring bolts (from 3×10) then with the outer ring missing, i can’t get it to fit right as the base of the nut is too long and sticks out too far. Meaning i can’t tighten the bolts up enough. If i run my ones from my 2×10, that still gives the same issue.

I assume i need smaller chainring cups/backs ?

Lastly, the Deore chainset looks rubbish with the outer removed and nothing else there (the E-13 looks fine) so i may even end up going 1×10 with just the shifter and cabling removed… although there seems to be little point doing that, if i’ve got to leave the mech on there, i may as well fit a cable and the shifter. (But i don’t wanna do this really).

So… what do i do etc guys?

buy a few short chainring bolts?
find a bash that doesnt foul the chainguide

it’s not the bolts… it’s the bits they bolt into.

I don’t need the bash if running a single ring.

Go to a hardware shop and buy a bunch of washers that will fit over the chainring bolts and allow you to space it out (they’ll take the place of the outer ring.). This is the cheap option. Alternatively, buy new (short) bolts and nuts.

Singlespeed chainring bolts required.

Those guides don’t use a bash, just the single ring on it’s own (with shorter single chainring bolts, to compensate for the lack of outer ring)

Hmmmmmm. Thanks guys.

Set like these yeah ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ID-Cromo-Chainring-Bolts-single-speed-trcak-fixed-/370622582154?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item564ad3cd8a#ht_500wt_1413

Yep, or go alloy for teh grammage damage.

Ordered. I can see me needing a new prettier middle ring too lol.

Thanks guys.