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Offline sparkysx

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Top Hat
« on: January 06, 2012, 04:16 PM »
I was looking at this chainwheel and it says it needs a top hat to go on a 3 piece crank, whats a top hat?


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Re: Top Hat
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2012, 04:33 PM »
It's the stepped converter washer. There's a few different ones as it happens, to suit different chainrings & crank axles.

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Re: Top Hat
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2012, 04:46 PM »
So with one of these top hats, this chainwheel should fit a 3 piece?

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Re: Top Hat
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2012, 05:13 PM »
Correctamundo.

It used to be that if you had a one piece crank you just threw the chainring on. If you had a three piece then you needed the top hat washer as the axle is skinnier on a three piece. Like I said, there's a few different ones kicking about and the differences can be tiny. Sometimes very straightforward, sometimes a pain in the arse.

Measure the hole if you're able to do it accurately, chances are you just need a traditional 22/19mm top hat. Give Stodgy a ring at the RADBMX shop - he has a decent collection of various top hats. 01494 761511.




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Re: Top Hat
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2012, 10:16 PM »
You normally get the top hat set with the Cranks, or the Sprocket, these days, no?  ???

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Re: Top Hat
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2012, 11:33 PM »
Thanks for the info, prob will buy this chainwheel and strip the paint off it so it's just silver.

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