What are the options on single ring specific chainsets? Lighter the better
Middleburn?
I'll start the bidding with Saint - comes in 1 ring but not light..
SRAM do SS specific spiders for their cranks I believe. Badged as X0.
Basically i want a crank to run a 34 (or36t) single front ring on the outside of the spider (looks wise) so it must be a single speed crank or a double specific chainset with a 34t ring available. like this but with a 34t ring i suppose:
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Rob, I ran a roadie Campagnolo compact chainset on a 1x9 it made a great looking setup and the campag external BB is light years better than Shimano offerings in terms of maintenace, its designed for quick and easy cleaning and greasing, and bearings are available from any engineering shop, came with a 36 and some huge ring that I sold on here.
Or what about the SRAM single ring specific setup, if the ring design is as good as they say you can get away without the chain guide etc. Expensive but nice.