Going 1x on my TT, got a cheapo china narrow-wide but just ordered a bigger QXL rotor ring (fond of ovals)
So my question is:
If I use a non-NarrowWide-nonsingle spaced ring (like the rotor Q ring) can I get by with a regular road RD (sram) or should I use a sram 1x I have laying around from my cross bike.
I would be going from NWide + Road RD to RoadChainring + clutch’d RD. Always half-ass’in a system I know, trying to keep it in a budget.
Lastly : should I attempted to machine the Qring to make it more “centered” ?
thanks for the input, Woolftooth and ABlack dont make any 130 bcd options so those are out of the picture. I could either do Aerocoach or Rotor QX1 (which seems a bit hard to find), both options still being very pricey, so no point of using a clutch rd?
You don’t NEED a clutch RD. I have been rolling with 1x for the last 2 seasons with a normal short cage Red RD. But I have always used a Narrow Wide chainring. Last season went with 50 tooth 110 BCD but this year am going with 52 tooth 130 BCD. SRAM makes a lot of different sizes of their X-Sync chainrings.
@jrielley Thanks man, I currently have a round NW 50t, pretty fan of the oval rings (getting a regular one in 54t) seems like their isn’t any cheap options for NW ovals… was hoping the clutch would make up for a half-sketchy set up
I could try to describe it, but a picture makes it easier to understand.
This type of front chainring is less likely to drop a chain because of how it engages the links (narrow teeth engage the narrow chain gaps, wide teeth engage the wide chain gaps)
