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Are BMX chainrings compatible with "ordinary" pitch bike chains?
Can I use chainrings intended for BMX bikes with my ordinary mountain
bike drivetrain and chain? My understanding is that BMX bikes use a slightly wider chain than road and mountain bikes. Assuming that it is possible, am I likely to experience shifting problems? Thanks in advance, and safe riding, Joel Dickman |
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Are BMX chainrings compatible with "ordinary" pitch bike chains?
Dear Joel,
BMX chainrings work fine with 3/32" wide Sedis black chain, my chain of choice for 8-speed mountain and road bikes. (But they say it won't work on 9 and 10-speed gearsets). I have used BMX cranks and sprockets successfully in combination with 8-speed LX and XT gears on my slalom and 4-X bikes as well. They shift real fast! Some "BMX" bikes, like dirt jumpers, freestyle, street, vert and flatland bikes use a 1/8" wide chain. Those sprockets won't work on a geared drivetrtain and the 1/8" chain won't shift for anything. good luck jn "Thursday" |
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