Help me upgrade my old drivetrain.. any advice and opinions? much appreciated

[apollo9er]

$200 to $250 budget... looking to go 1x9 . what would you go for?

2011 niner emd9 mostly easy and flat trails in my area
noob needing guidance.. thanks

[fahza29er]

you looking for cranks, cassette,deraileur and shifters?

[ronyc]

For around that price, you can get:
- Crankset with removable spider(truvativ aka cranks are on sale at jensonusa), bling ring of your choice and an ngear chain keeper.
- if you want to use your existing cranks and your fine with the middle ring size, bbg bash guard to replace the outer ring and an ngear.
- if you want to replace your crankset and you are fine with a 32t ring, aka cranks has a 1.1 model with a 32t ring with a built in bashguard. Just need a chain keeper like ngear.

Hope this helps

[apollo9er]

thanks! finally somebody helps out..