Placing a 52T chainring on my Marin Muirwoods hybrid?

dannyfrankszzz said:

Just wondering if I could put a 52T outer chainring on my Marin
Muirwoods (hybrid bike with 26" wheels and Deore chainset and
derailleur).

I've had a look at the fitting and I don't see why not. It's a 4 bolt
fitting.

I currently have 48T for the outer chainring with a Deore front
derailleur. Would the Deore derailleur be able to handle the bigger
chainring?

Would I need a longer chain?

DUnno if you can get a 52 for 4 bolt and that particular PCD. You'll
have to check. I suspect the front mech will cope, longer chain ? Maybe
but I doubt it. I'd be confident enough to try it.

MSeries said:

DUnno if you can get a 52 for 4 bolt and that particular PCD. You'll
have to check. I suspect the front mech will cope, longer chain ? Maybe
but I doubt it. I'd be confident enough to try it.

If you could get a suitable chainwheel you need to check its not going
to hit the chainstay and while the mech will probably cope it would be
better to use a road front mech that is better matched to the curvature
of the bigger ring.

--
Tony

"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
Anon