ss chainring question

[cbass]

I'm looking for suggestions on which chainring to run on a SS with a 1/8" chain.

32T
4 bolt (104mm I think)

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

[markie]

I use 3/32 chianrings with 1/8 chains.

The common names all work well for me, surly, blackspire, and salsa. If you hit logs a lot with your chainring and dont have a bashguard I would avoid the steel surly ring.

[wrench177]

I use both Blackspire and E-13 chainrings and have never had any problems. Like Markie said, any of the common brands will do the job just fine. I have, however, seen a Surly chainring fold in half once and we're not really sure how it happened.

[riderx]

Salsa is my go to ring these days. I love the Surly stuff but the chainrings need to be beefed up, I took out 2 of them in short order before moving on.

[allencb]

I didn't have a problem with the 4bolt Surly ring I used. I wore out a Salsa ring real quick though.

Cbass, I have a 32t 4 bolt Surly ring you can have if you're interested. I've changed to cranks with a different bolt pattern. I don't see myself going back to the 4bolt cranks. I also have a 4 bolt bashguard you can have as well. Both are used (ring has about 300-400 miles), but you'd never tell by looking at them. FWIW, I used the surly ring with a 1/8" chain. I can even toss in the chain and freewheel I used with the ring so you'll have the entire matched set. Freewheel is a Shimano MX and has a few more miles than the ring.

Chris

[langer]

I'm looking for suggestions on which chainring to run on a SS with a 1/8" chain.

32T
4 bolt (104mm I think)

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
I second or third the wimpiness of surly rings. They love to bend even if I don't smack it that hard. I still have one of my bike and the only reason I still do is because it's 1x9 and I have a ton of ground clearance with my 13" BB. It's presently out of round, but not enough to rub on my rohloff chain guide.
-jon

[allencb]

My sample of two is pretty small, but I haven't had any problems bending Surly rings, even on a 4 bolt crank. I'm neither a lightweight at 182lbs (was 190 when I started using them), nor am I particularly gentle with them. I frequently grind them on log crossings.

That said, I haven't had any problems bending any chainrings.

Chris

[cbass]

I didn't have a problem with the 4bolt Surly ring I used. I wore out a Salsa ring real quick though.

Cbass, I have a 32t 4 bolt Surly ring you can have if you're interested. I've changed to cranks with a different bolt pattern. I don't see myself going back to the 4bolt cranks. I also have a 4 bolt bashguard you can have as well. Both are used (ring has about 300-400 miles), but you'd never tell by looking at them. FWIW, I used the surly ring with a 1/8" chain. I can even toss in the chain and freewheel I used with the ring so you'll have the entire matched set. Freewheel is a Shimano MX and has a few more miles than the ring.

Chris

Thanks for the offer, but I'm going to pass...going with a new salsa.