Aargh! Chainring touching the chainstay!

[andrewl]

I'd still rather believe the evidence of my own eyes from the middle photo

His problem is that he has an untenable 45mm chainline - a CD ring wouldn't make much difference to that, it would still be far too close. If he had a 50mm chainline, there would be no problem.

XTR stayed on standard drive until 2003. According to you, Trek designed a frame that couldn't have XTR fitted to it with a standard chainline?

Agree its a chainline issue, but given its been pointed out previously and people still won't listen to the advice I wouldn't bother telling them again...

 

[We_are_Stevo]

XTR stayed on standard drive until 2003. According to you, Trek designed a frame that couldn't have XTR fitted to it with a standard chainline?

Touche...

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-AZBHWN7V.jpg

...though those rings aren't far off the stays!

 

[My_Teenage_Self]

LOL, The thing to bear in mind here, is that these cranks are renowned for needing a wide bottom bracket, I just wasn't aware *quite* how long! (They also have a large Q factor). I'm reckoning on needing a 132mm!

As it turns out, the front mech would struggle with this chainline, so a longer axle is totally the answer.

And it also turns out that Royce are only a few miles from me, so I'm going to have a chat with them once I've saved a few pennies.

 

[Anthony]

XTR stayed on standard drive until 2003. According to you, Trek designed a frame that couldn't have XTR fitted to it with a standard chainline?

Touche...
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-AZBHWN7V.jpg
...though those rings aren't far off the stays!

The idea is to say touché when you've just proved yourself right, not when you've just proved yourself wrong.

 

[We_are_Stevo]

XTR stayed on standard drive until 2003. According to you, Trek designed a frame that couldn't have XTR fitted to it with a standard chainline?

Touche...
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-AZBHWN7V.jpg
...though those rings aren't far off the stays!

The idea is to say touché when you've just proved yourself right, not when you've just proved yourself wrong.

I know, I was being gracious in defeat...