Hard to see but you might get a better chainline mounting that chainring on the inside of the crankset, just make sure there is enough space between the chainring and the frame when doing so.
hbftsky on
you need a shorter bottom bracket spindle
gae_with_da_knife on
Try mounting the chainring on the inside of the spider, might be a bit ugly, but at least it should improve the chain line situation
Beluga-ga-ga-ga-ga on
It certainly looks like it from the photos, but photos aren’t a great way to judge this kind of thing. Measure it yourself and you’ll have a better idea:
Looks fine to me, but several others’ suggestions about how to improve your chainline would settle your nerves if you are really that worried about it. You can also run a front brake in case of real emergency situations or learn/practice the ole foot cram brake…
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IMO (and experience), poor chainline has more to do with component wear than safety. I’ve run much gnarlier chainlines by running 6 bolt cogs on the disc brake side of a single speed hub… I would just make sure your chain tension is set appropriately. You will definitely wear out chains/cogs/chainrings faster with a chainline like that.
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Hard to see but you might get a better chainline mounting that chainring on the inside of the crankset, just make sure there is enough space between the chainring and the frame when doing so.
you need a shorter bottom bracket spindle
Try mounting the chainring on the inside of the spider, might be a bit ugly, but at least it should improve the chain line situation
It certainly looks like it from the photos, but photos aren’t a great way to judge this kind of thing. Measure it yourself and you’ll have a better idea:
https://www.velodrome.shop/chainline
Looks fine to me, but several others’ suggestions about how to improve your chainline would settle your nerves if you are really that worried about it. You can also run a front brake in case of real emergency situations or learn/practice the ole foot cram brake…
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IMO (and experience), poor chainline has more to do with component wear than safety. I’ve run much gnarlier chainlines by running 6 bolt cogs on the disc brake side of a single speed hub… I would just make sure your chain tension is set appropriately. You will definitely wear out chains/cogs/chainrings faster with a chainline like that.
It’s not great, but it’s safe