Good morning everyone.
I've just put a new chain, cassette and chainring (1x9) on my Soul, and it's not quite right. The chainline is a little bit out, and the chain is pulled across far enough that in the biggest gear, it catches slightly on the chainring teeth. Not enough to not work, but enough to feel slightly grindy and make more noise. It didn't happen before, but I've now gone from an 11-28 to an 11-34, and from a ramped chainring to a non-ramped Surly stainless one.
I've already moved one more bottom bracket spacer to the non-drive side, but I think moving another would fix the problem. However, this would put all three spacers on the same side.
Has anyone done this, and had it caused problems? Is there enough thread on the cup to hold with three spacers?
Ta.
Not meant in a funny way but is the ring the right way round, is your chain long enough?
I have 2 non drive, but not a lot of thread left...try it? Gently 🙂
doesn't sound quite right does it
what year is th eframe as they changed BB from 68 to 73 iirc ie you should be using only one spacer in total
The ring can be used either way round - it's 'flippable' as it wears. Mark 2 frame with 68mm shell.
I could space the ring in slightly, but that would leave a larger gap between the ring and bash, and I don't want room there for the chain to drop.
'second' gear is fine, no rub, so it's close.
Thinking back, it's probably not the ring itself, as the ramped blackspire did it when I changed the cassette but before I swapped the ring - it seems to be going from 28 to 34 cassette that's done it.
B-Tension screw and slightly longer chain make no difference - if it was square taper, I'd fit a slightly shorter BB.
So, anyone tried three spacers on one side?