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Chain rings are either held together by rivets or bolts. Avoid owning a bike with chain ring rivets if possible, as you will have to destroy your chain rings and your right crank arm if you need to take apart/ repair the chain rings for any reason.
Chain rings are either held together by rivets or bolts. Avoid owning a bike with chain ring rivets if possible, as you will have to destroy your chain rings and your right crank arm if you need to take apart/ repair the chain rings for any reason.


Taking apart bolted chain rings requires one special tool. It's a screw driver with a notched head design to fit a chain ring nut. Any bike shop should have them.[http://blbikeshop.com/itemdetails.cfm?catalogId=39&id=5817]
Taking apart bolted chain rings requires one special tool. It has a notched head design to fit a chain ring nut. Any bike shop should have them.[http://blbikeshop.com/itemdetails.cfm?catalogId=39&id=5817]

Revision as of 23:39, 13 July 2007

Chain rings are either held together by rivets or bolts. Avoid owning a bike with chain ring rivets if possible, as you will have to destroy your chain rings and your right crank arm if you need to take apart/ repair the chain rings for any reason.

Taking apart bolted chain rings requires one special tool. It has a notched head design to fit a chain ring nut. Any bike shop should have them.[1]