Andrew_Culture
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I've never quite gotten my head around ratios, so I need a little help.
My winter hack / commuter / single speed is currently running 52t on the front and 17t on the back 16t in the summer) and the ratio suits me just fine. The 52t front crank is very old and not only has shark finning on the teeth, some of the teeth are so worn that it looks like they've melted.
I can't replace just the chainring because it's an obsolete crank so I figure I'll just replace the crank and the chainring. When I look around the web I see plenty of singlespeed / fixie crank and chainring sets but most seem to be 42t or 44t. So if I got 44t what would I need to change the back to?
Can I buy a standard front crank and then buy a chainring of my choice? Do spacers for front cranks exist?
This is not a pretty bike (but I love it) so I'm fairly open to any suggestions.
My winter hack / commuter / single speed is currently running 52t on the front and 17t on the back 16t in the summer) and the ratio suits me just fine. The 52t front crank is very old and not only has shark finning on the teeth, some of the teeth are so worn that it looks like they've melted.
I can't replace just the chainring because it's an obsolete crank so I figure I'll just replace the crank and the chainring. When I look around the web I see plenty of singlespeed / fixie crank and chainring sets but most seem to be 42t or 44t. So if I got 44t what would I need to change the back to?
Can I buy a standard front crank and then buy a chainring of my choice? Do spacers for front cranks exist?
This is not a pretty bike (but I love it) so I'm fairly open to any suggestions.