Im just getting around to wrenching on my bike after a bunch of touring and noticed my chainrings are looking like they are wearing out. I’m still learning the ins and outs of this stuff and have a couple questions for the group.
- does the apparent wear on my chainrings mean that my drivetrain is ruined?
-if it is shot, I assume it’s from my chain having stretched out. So, should I just keep the same chain until I’m ready to deal with replacing everything? or is that going to quickly ruin my free wheel(which still seems to be in pretty nice shape).
- or, should I put on a new chain? Or will the deteriorating chainrings destroy the new chain and end up in the same boat anyway?
-Should I just not ride until I can replace the chainrings and chain? (If so, any advice for finding compatible chainrings?)
I appreciate any help or advice on the matter. Prime bike season is just kicking off here and I’d be so bummed to be sidelined because of this. I’ll definitely be buying a chain tester so that this doesn’t happen again.
by beach_pickle