Originally Posted by
carfreefamily
I ride my 1952 Raleigh regularly. Right now we're probably covering about 300 miles a month.
Unfortunately, I'm a worrier, and I worry about wearing down the chainring. I know the old steel chainrings are more durable than alloy chainrings, but I seem to need to replace those on my other bikes every 5 - 10 years or so, as the teeth wear. Unless I missed something when I was working on the bike, the chainring is integral to the crank right? Once it wears down, I have to find both a new chainring and a new crankarm. Is this something I should consider and ride my other bikes more often, or does the steel chainring really last indefinitely compared to an alloy chainring?
Thanks!
Paul Cooley
Santa Fe
Don't worry, be happy. There's lot's of perfectly good cranksets out there if you need to replace one. I'm surprised that you would find it necessary to replace one in five years, even as a full time rider. The rear cog and chain should wear in about that time but the rings are tough. edit...salubrious got there first