Hello,
So I'm building up my fixed gear Krampus with a Paul Components 142 fixed hub. The threaded side is within 1/2 a millimeter of my crank's chainline of 52mm.
I'm going to be only running a front brake, and am planning on running a 6 bolt cog on the disk side of my hub as a sort of emergency gear in case I need something lower. The idea is that I'd seldom if ever use it, but have it just in case.
The chainline for that cog is 53.5mm. Can I get away with 1.5mm of deviation from crank to cog? It's a bit more than I'm comfortable with, but it also seems to run fine when in the stand (not any more noisy or anything like that). Sighting down the chain looks straight, but the measurements don't lie.
Ironically, if I watch the chain on the cog, the teeth line up toward the inside of the narrow links on the chain. As if the cog is too far inboard rather than outboard. But again, the measurements are what they are.
If I had a front wheel, I'd just go ride the bike around, but I don't so here I am.
Thanks for any input.
So I'm building up my fixed gear Krampus with a Paul Components 142 fixed hub. The threaded side is within 1/2 a millimeter of my crank's chainline of 52mm.
I'm going to be only running a front brake, and am planning on running a 6 bolt cog on the disk side of my hub as a sort of emergency gear in case I need something lower. The idea is that I'd seldom if ever use it, but have it just in case.
The chainline for that cog is 53.5mm. Can I get away with 1.5mm of deviation from crank to cog? It's a bit more than I'm comfortable with, but it also seems to run fine when in the stand (not any more noisy or anything like that). Sighting down the chain looks straight, but the measurements don't lie.
Ironically, if I watch the chain on the cog, the teeth line up toward the inside of the narrow links on the chain. As if the cog is too far inboard rather than outboard. But again, the measurements are what they are.
If I had a front wheel, I'd just go ride the bike around, but I don't so here I am.
Thanks for any input.