Simply question requiring simple answer...

Kerrmit1992

Need a new chainring as mines is bent to hell,

Don't know whether I should go for a 2x9 set up or a 1x10.

It's for cross country.

Any advice?

Chunkers1980

3x whatever you've got atm

Kerrmit1992

At the moment it's 3x8, but I never use the smallest ring and very rarely use the biggest so the idea of a 1x10 sounded quite good, also the fact that its less gears to adjust makes it desirable because that's one skill I can't seem to get to grips with haha

cooldad

If you want to change from anything 8 you will need new shifter, cassette and chain, and a new mech if you want to go anything 10. Or you can just buy a new chainring.

cooldad

ps out on interest how do you trash a middle ring (assuming that's what it is) without damaging the big ring?

njee20

1x10 FTW

Kerrmit1992

I've not hit anything with the middle but the teeth are bent :-( ... Can only assume it wasn't very good quality as it came with the bike. I notice almost all of the single speed front chain sets are for DH bikes, does this make a difference?

cooldad

Depemds whether they, or the BB will work with your bike.
Or just run a single ring with any chainset.

supersonic

Just buy a new ring.

Kerrmit1992

How would I know if they worked with my bike?

supersonic

What is your chainset? And which chainring did you bend?

Kerrmit1992

It's the standard chainring on a talon 3

supersonic

We need to know the make and model of chainset. They vary on production bikes - and there has been three Talon 3s - it needs to be exact. It should state it on the chainset.

Kerrmit1992

Shimano m361 22/32/42

supersonic

If it's the middle then fit this:

http://www.woollyhatshop.com/Chain-ring ... d_367.html