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honourablegeorge
November 03-2008, 10:51 AM
Can I stick any old 4-bolt chainring on a Saint crank, or do I need shimano specific ones?

Was looking a tthese ones....

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=435
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=459
Conor
November 03-2008, 10:54 AM
Save yourself a fortune and get the steel Deore rings. They are fab. All you have to do is file the inside of the tabs on the granny ring.
honourablegeorge
November 03-2008, 11:21 AM
They're cheap, aye - why the filing? I'd have thought shimano rings would fit, regardless?
Conor
November 03-2008, 11:22 AM
they are for the old style cranks, the disc tabs are a bit longer so foul on the BB Cup when you put them on. If you have a dremel/ grinder it's a two min job.
honourablegeorge
November 03-2008, 11:32 AM
Right, got you now.

I don't have a dremel, althouygh I'm thinking of getting one.

Saw some lad on MTBR who had polished his old saint cranks with a dremel - they looked ace.