sram x9 2x10 bash compatibility?

mikeythebikey
mikeythebikey Posts: 3
edited June 2012 in MTB workshop & tech
Im looking to buy a new crankset, interested in the sram x9 2x10 but always thought i would need to buy a triple and convert it to double and bash? or buy a standard double and bash chainset, until i saw this review on bikeradar

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/categ ... er_reviews

from the picture, it looks like they have just slapped a bash on the outside as the spider appears to be the same as a standard 2x10 set up?

does this mean i can just buy the standard 2x10 and add a bash guard later on if i think it needs it?

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Nope and nope.

    One issue is the BCD the second is there is no mounting face.

    If you warn a bash look at a 2 and bash or a 3 and get a bash to fit. Not easy for the SRAM kit.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • mikeythebikey
    mikeythebikey Posts: 3
    yeah thats kinda what i thought

    so what is the chainset in the review?

    it says 2x10 and optional bash (£34) but from what i can see all sram x9 is 120 BCD and i cant find any 120 BCD bash guards anywhere?

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