11s chain on SRAM FORCE 1 52t crankset. Thanks to KAPPSTEIN Pro Line sprocket which is 11/128 so compatible with 11s chain for a SMOOTHER & LIGHTER drivetrain: -400g 😱
Apart from smoothness and ease of use (chain line is easier to get silent I guess?), What would be the benefits of choosing such a setup? Vast range of cranksets to choose from? Repulsion from 144bcd ? Looks? "Because why not?"-mindset? 😁
Lightness above all. What’s possible is just taking a 11/128 144BCD chainring on your existing cranks and switching for an 11s chain and 11/128 cog. Which will save you about 100-200g. But the classic Track cranksets are heavy. Which is ok for purely Velodrome use. In street & crits, weight is very important IMO. Like RAKETA say, most track cranks are « old » while road cranks have evolved a lot and are lighter. Recent ones from ROTOR & RIDEA are lighter indeed but more expensive, actually, than a complete SRAM FORCE 1X GPX!!
ok for your usage I guess, but i dont think someone skidding should use that. Chain must be thougher on normal track gearing. Also chain must wear a bit faster being lighter.
I know a lot of people regularly riding up and down mountains, some of them brakeless, with the Kappstein 11/128" setup. So skidding is no problem. It's a little counterintuitve but since the components are manufactured with way more precision then track-components, in combination with a high quality 11/128" chain you actually have less wear because there is so much less friction in the whole system.
So the chainring is a normal road chainring (SRAM Force , 11-speed) and the sprocket is the narrow KappStein Pro? Together with an 11-speed road chain 128cm length?
Yes exactly. Works wonderfully. Possible to put a KAPPSTEIN PRO LINE chainring (Raketa are doing that too) on a regular Track crankset, I did it on my Mielec with its Dura Ace 7700, fantastic. Dunno about the length of the chain, depends on your ratio.
Apart from smoothness and ease of use (chain line is easier to get silent I guess?), What would be the benefits of choosing such a setup?
Vast range of cranksets to choose from? Repulsion from 144bcd ? Looks? "Because why not?"-mindset? 😁
Lightness above all. What’s possible is just taking a 11/128 144BCD chainring on your existing cranks and switching for an 11s chain and 11/128 cog. Which will save you about 100-200g. But the classic Track cranksets are heavy. Which is ok for purely Velodrome use. In street & crits, weight is very important IMO. Like RAKETA say, most track cranks are « old » while road cranks have evolved a lot and are lighter. Recent ones from ROTOR & RIDEA are lighter indeed but more expensive, actually, than a complete SRAM FORCE 1X GPX!!
52 x 13. That's one big-ass gear!
Perfect for the Fast Pack @ 45-47km/h avg.!!
ok for your usage I guess, but i dont think someone skidding should use that. Chain must be thougher on normal track gearing. Also chain must wear a bit faster being lighter.
I know a lot of people regularly riding up and down mountains, some of them brakeless, with the Kappstein 11/128" setup. So skidding is no problem. It's a little counterintuitve but since the components are manufactured with way more precision then track-components, in combination with a high quality 11/128" chain you actually have less wear because there is so much less friction in the whole system.
So the chainring is a normal road chainring (SRAM Force , 11-speed) and the sprocket is the narrow KappStein Pro? Together with an 11-speed road chain
128cm length?
Yes exactly. Works wonderfully. Possible to put a KAPPSTEIN PRO LINE chainring (Raketa are doing that too) on a regular Track crankset, I did it on my Mielec with its Dura Ace 7700, fantastic. Dunno about the length of the chain, depends on your ratio.