Single ring set-up - Cyclocross Magazine2024-03-29T09:51:44Zhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/forum/topics/single-ring-setup?feed=yes&xn_auth=noJust buy or find a leftover b…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2011-02-20:1198434:Comment:876512011-02-20T21:13:45.102ZSurly Bastardhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/SurlyBastard
Just buy or find a leftover brake lever for SS or time trial, they're dirt cheap. I picked one up for under $10. I think that's what the majority of people running single rings do. A big advantage of running a single ring is getting rid of the heavy left shifter. Gutting a shifter seems like a lot of trouble, and then it's not as easy to just lob it back on and turn your rig back into a double.
Just buy or find a leftover brake lever for SS or time trial, they're dirt cheap. I picked one up for under $10. I think that's what the majority of people running single rings do. A big advantage of running a single ring is getting rid of the heavy left shifter. Gutting a shifter seems like a lot of trouble, and then it's not as easy to just lob it back on and turn your rig back into a double. I ran a single ring up front…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2011-02-19:1198434:Comment:877542011-02-19T22:53:57.611ZJoe Bhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/JoeBrennan324
I ran a single ring up front last season and just didn't hook up the cable to my 105 shifter. No problems at all.
I ran a single ring up front last season and just didn't hook up the cable to my 105 shifter. No problems at all. I did the whole gutting inter…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2011-02-18:1198434:Comment:876422011-02-18T00:29:49.866ZChristopher Plummerhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/plum
I did the whole gutting internals thing once, and when all was said and done, I didn't see the point. It didn't buy you anything worth the effort.
I did the whole gutting internals thing once, and when all was said and done, I didn't see the point. It didn't buy you anything worth the effort. Yeah, you can totally do that…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2011-02-18:1198434:Comment:874452011-02-18T00:04:06.534ZChris Mayhewhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/ChrisMayhew
Yeah, you can totally do that. For years I ran that setup with a locked out front der. That worked but is really unforgiving of bad technique. And there are a plethora of chain keeper options out there now.
Yeah, you can totally do that. For years I ran that setup with a locked out front der. That worked but is really unforgiving of bad technique. And there are a plethora of chain keeper options out there now. Most people that I have ridde…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2011-02-17:1198434:Comment:874422011-02-17T21:50:03.622ZDStudleyhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/DStudley
Most people that I have ridden with have gone the route of using the normal shifter without running any cable. Those that are weight conscious gut the shifter of the internals.
Most people that I have ridden with have gone the route of using the normal shifter without running any cable. Those that are weight conscious gut the shifter of the internals.