Building an Alfine bike and only need a coulpe of bits. One is a chainring. I'm going for a 36T as its pretty flat were I'll be riding it. What type should I buy? SS ones I've found seem a bit moe expensive than I expected (not mega, just a bit more), anyone have a recommendation of which to get? Ones I've seen are around £30 mark.
Also just checking is a shimano Deore 104mm bcd?
I run a Renthal ring and have been very impressed - £40 new but they are nice and alarmingly light!
I also run a bog standard shimano middle with a bash guard - no problems there either...
Yeah shimano will b3 104 4-bolt.
I would go with a SS specific ring, no pins, ramps et c. that are designed to move the chain off to other rings, so supposedly a more secure chain.
On One do a stainless steel one that should last for ever, I have middleburn on mine because they look nice 🙂
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I used a deore 36 for a while on the SS and had no complaints. I now use a surly which looks like it is wearing more slowly and is proper bling! You can run the chain a bit slacker on the surly ring too due to long teeth with lack of ramps.
http://www.mountainbikecomponents.co.uk/items.asp?CategoryID=33&Name=Goldtec+Chainrings
Down the bottom - lubberly and on sale - just bought one
I use a Surly one. It's steel, has deep teeth, is reversible and so far has lasted 2 years without any issues or care whatsoever. Needs an 8sp chain though.
Hope you don't mind a slight plug!
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-saint-38-tooth-chainring-and-bashguard
This would make a great single speed set up. It is what it is designed for plus the bashring would help keep the chain on.
It would fit your Deore 4 bolt cranks perfectly, and keeps it in the Shimano family!
I bought it by mistake thinking it was the outer ring of a double set up, but as somebody mentioned earlier, the chainring has no ramps or pins and is purely designed for single speed duties.
+1 for Surly stainless
Surly Stainless
Cheers guys, just ordered one.