So there are basically zero options for a bash ring if you have a fat bike with a Surly Mr. Whirly Offset Double (MWOD). I decided this winter that I didn't need the big ring of the MWOD 2x crank setup, so I've been running all winter with just the 22t chainring. Works perfect and I don't find myself needing any faster gearing with the soft conditions I ride. If I ever need to get a little more speed, they make a 24t chainring.
Well, it looks a little teeny-tiny with just that 22 there. I also wanted a bash just in case and also to keep the chain from wandering off the chainring (not that it has).
Well, it looks a little teeny-tiny with just that 22 there. I also wanted a bash just in case and also to keep the chain from wandering off the chainring (not that it has).
So I took the 36t big ring I had left over and decided to use this as the ring guard. The Surly MWOD crank set works by bolting the big ring directly to the small ring with spacers, so that is why there are zero options for stock ring guards.
I put the 36t chainring in the shop vise and started grinding the teeth off with my rotary tool. That made quick work of the teeth. I tried to round it as much as possible.
I put the 36t chainring in the shop vise and started grinding the teeth off with my rotary tool. That made quick work of the teeth. I tried to round it as much as possible.
Once all the teeth were gone I took a file and rounded the sharp edges.
Then all I had to do was mount it back where it used to be next to the little ring... and whalla! A Surly bash ring made for a fat bike and a perfect fit! Looks much better.