I ride a Stone 54t aero chain ring. In addition to it being aero, it also weighs less than my previous 1x SRAM chain ring I replaced it with. Been toying with going with a 56t or having one on hand for flatter races.
They make AXS and non AXS SRAM bolt on rings. Stone also makes oval variations if that's what you like.
Can be sourced from E-bay but I just bought 'direct' from Aliexpress.
https://www.aliexpress.com/...=a2g0o.cart.search.0
Quest also makes a similar ring but haven't seen an oval if you really want one of those... both are in the 3mm offset range AFAIK that gives a nice chain line for 1x.
I've dropped my chain maybe 2-3 times in several years of riding 1x. One of those was in a race so I bought the Drag2Zero chain catcher for added security. That was also in my eTap days, so the rear derailleur didn't have the clutch of the AXS... zero drops with AXS but still running the chain catcher.
They make AXS and non AXS SRAM bolt on rings. Stone also makes oval variations if that's what you like.
Can be sourced from E-bay but I just bought 'direct' from Aliexpress.
https://www.aliexpress.com/...=a2g0o.cart.search.0
Quest also makes a similar ring but haven't seen an oval if you really want one of those... both are in the 3mm offset range AFAIK that gives a nice chain line for 1x.
I've dropped my chain maybe 2-3 times in several years of riding 1x. One of those was in a race so I bought the Drag2Zero chain catcher for added security. That was also in my eTap days, so the rear derailleur didn't have the clutch of the AXS... zero drops with AXS but still running the chain catcher.