I haven’t seen a 500EX front mech in a looong time. Nostagic! 24-48 jump!? Impressive.
I actually sorta love how the cut-up chainring matches the radius of the crankarm spider so perfectly. My OCD wants to get a file or grinder wheel and shape those custom washers to match the profile of the 48t ring… but, this is completely functional as-is. Respect!
I vote you file these down and get some blue or gold anodized chainring bolts to finish this off in style when you’ve got the time.
chorelax on
This is awesome. It is the missing link in my cheap project I refuse to buy parts for
samquam on
Fuck it, it works 🤷‍♂️
expat_in_bali on
One of the things I love to do with my bikes is come up with a solution that leaves jagged sharp edges of metal in strange places, so I can constantly imagine what might happen if I happen to fall in just the right way
WinstonPolyclef on
Or just get shorter bolts 🤷🏼‍♂️
Active_Ad_5322 on
This belong is r/justridingalong
Is it being creative by using just what is on hand.? Yes.
Could the execution been better? Hell yes.
Nothing like sharp jagged edges to add to the “excitement “ of riding a bike.
Cruiser_Supreme on
Could’ve put a second chainring of equal size on the outside for shits and giggles. Or even a smaller one to confuse onlookers
c_r_a_s_i_a_n on
If you grind them down a bit to conform to the shape of the chainring bolthead, they’ll look like very nice washers.
Which_Bar_9457 on
As someone that loves a good silly wide/low, I approve.
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Most idiotic bit of wrenching I’ve ever doneÂ
The pieces of outer chainring bits sort of look like đź–•
What the….lol
looks kinda dope tho
If you don’t have the right crank bolts, you gotta do whatcha gotta do!
Does this work well with little ring to little ring? Or does the chain catch on the inside of the big ring?
Why didn’t you just keep the middle ring intact? It would definitely turn more heads than this… “engineered” solution. But nonetheless, props. Here, we call this “[Desenrascanço](https://www.cracked.com/article_31821_16-portuguese-words-that-american-slang-could-sure-use.html)”
Yep, I’ve been driven to that as well.
Could have used washers, or at least do a better job cutting the chainring.
Proof of concept successful, now finish it permanently.
I don’t get why you did this, it won’t shift well. When I did it it was to eliminate the outer ring and keep the inner two, without buying new bolts.
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Analog cycles did something like this. I think they called it turkey vulture gearing or something.
https://preview.redd.it/92kt0bwrrgpg1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f975123d0fb6fded570c22157d9a28c1624996b5
That’s. . .a big jump
I haven’t seen a 500EX front mech in a looong time. Nostagic! 24-48 jump!? Impressive.
I actually sorta love how the cut-up chainring matches the radius of the crankarm spider so perfectly. My OCD wants to get a file or grinder wheel and shape those custom washers to match the profile of the 48t ring… but, this is completely functional as-is. Respect!
I vote you file these down and get some blue or gold anodized chainring bolts to finish this off in style when you’ve got the time.
This is awesome. It is the missing link in my cheap project I refuse to buy parts for
Fuck it, it works 🤷‍♂️
One of the things I love to do with my bikes is come up with a solution that leaves jagged sharp edges of metal in strange places, so I can constantly imagine what might happen if I happen to fall in just the right way
Or just get shorter bolts 🤷🏼‍♂️
This belong is r/justridingalong
Is it being creative by using just what is on hand.? Yes.
Could the execution been better? Hell yes.
Nothing like sharp jagged edges to add to the “excitement “ of riding a bike.
Could’ve put a second chainring of equal size on the outside for shits and giggles. Or even a smaller one to confuse onlookers
If you grind them down a bit to conform to the shape of the chainring bolthead, they’ll look like very nice washers.
As someone that loves a good silly wide/low, I approve.
https://www.reddit.com/r/xbiking/s/sV7uVkvIb2
https://preview.redd.it/f4otmfugbhpg1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c4f0431a4004b8633761f299540a77905d8eb1a