I have an 8-speed 11-28 cassette on my bike, with a BBS02 kit with the stock 44-tooth ring. Chainline is terrible. The best chainline is in the 6th cog, and I don't like going lower than the 3rd cog. But I don't feel like 3rd gear is really low enough for efficient starts from a stop. Also on my commute I have several hills were I can easily top out, without assistance, in the 8th cog.
I've seen people rearranging cogs to get more use out of certain cogs they wouldn't otherwise, but I personally feel like I can use all 8 of them. Would the 42t Lekkie ring get the chainline more in line between the 4th and 5th cogs like it should? When I first built this bike I didn't have a FD and ran on the middle ring of a triple crankset for awhile, and it worked well in all 8 cogs of the cassette. Hoping a Lekkie ring can do the same for me here.
*edit* based on my measurements, the center of the cassette between 4th and 5th cogs should be around 45mm from the frame centerline.
I've seen people rearranging cogs to get more use out of certain cogs they wouldn't otherwise, but I personally feel like I can use all 8 of them. Would the 42t Lekkie ring get the chainline more in line between the 4th and 5th cogs like it should? When I first built this bike I didn't have a FD and ran on the middle ring of a triple crankset for awhile, and it worked well in all 8 cogs of the cassette. Hoping a Lekkie ring can do the same for me here.
*edit* based on my measurements, the center of the cassette between 4th and 5th cogs should be around 45mm from the frame centerline.
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