Rant: Crappy track chainrings are crappy!
10-18-13, 10:45 PM
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Rant: Crappy track chainrings are crappy!
Sending back another 'bargain' ring because it's out of round to the point of being unusable on my fixed. The good stuff is worth the price!
Never again.
Never again.
10-18-13, 11:33 PM
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Really what were you expecting? Quality comes with price and maybe if you do some calculations buying a nice chainring will be cheaper than buying a bunch of cheap crap ones or vice versa.
10-19-13, 07:46 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
Very informative thread. Bookmarked and will read again.
10-19-13, 08:17 AM
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I'm a bit hard headed that way. Until recently, the mid-priced rings I'd used were quite serviceable.....not near perfect like a Sugino Zen, but good enough. So when I decided to switch a couple around recently, I figured I could get away on the cheap(er), but of course that's where the line is apparently drawn. Not a particularly expensive lesson, but one well learned just the same.
10-19-13, 08:18 AM
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10-19-13, 08:21 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
Don't be.
10-19-13, 08:29 AM
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Perhaps invest in some of Scrod's 1 dollar cogs? 
10-19-13, 11:01 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
Next lesson: Good chainrings are good.
10-19-13, 11:29 AM
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10-19-13, 01:19 PM
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Two sentences and a fragment? That's not a rant, it's a whinge. At least give us a hissy fit.
10-19-13, 02:26 PM
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what did you buy? ive had good experience with omnium chainrings and better. i will buy nothing less than an omnium or fsa
10-19-13, 06:50 PM
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10-20-13, 02:46 PM
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The issue isn't whether a budget part will do a better job. It's usually about quality control. When bicycle parts are measured in millimeters, quality control is very important.
MOST of the budget gear is fine. But, many budget manufacturers will simply "PASS" equipment (and sell it to you) that a better-known manufacturer will "FAIL" and eat the costs.
There is a point of diminishing returns, of course. Like for example when Shimano 105 gear performs just as well as Dura-Ace at 1/4 the costs. Then you are paying for luxuries, the same way that a $200 designer jeans work just as well as $35 Levis.
It really comes down to reviews and reputation...and good customer service.
10-20-13, 08:27 PM
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10-23-13, 01:33 PM
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I use these for 130 BCD. The quality is great, I have yet to have had any issues with them. Usually ~$40 at my LBS
https://www.amazon.com/Sugino-46t-Cha.../dp/B001GSOEZW
And these for 144 BCD made by my home town heros Profile Racing for ~$75
https://www.profileracing.com/estore/...?productId=361
https://www.amazon.com/Sugino-46t-Cha.../dp/B001GSOEZW
And these for 144 BCD made by my home town heros Profile Racing for ~$75
https://www.profileracing.com/estore/...?productId=361
10-23-13, 02:06 PM
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You gonna eat that?
I use these for 130 BCD. The quality is great, I have yet to have had any issues with them. Usually ~$40 at my LBS
https://www.amazon.com/Sugino-46t-Cha.../dp/B001GSOEZW
And these for 144 BCD made by my home town heros Profile Racing for ~$75
https://www.profileracing.com/estore/...?productId=361
https://www.amazon.com/Sugino-46t-Cha.../dp/B001GSOEZW
And these for 144 BCD made by my home town heros Profile Racing for ~$75
https://www.profileracing.com/estore/...?productId=361
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10-24-13, 09:02 AM
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Normally, I'd agree with you here, but based on some of the threads I've seen recently, this has some merit. If only to remind people that 'you get what you pay for' is an axiom for a reason.
10-24-13, 04:13 PM
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Thanks for the support. The title was my attempt at a bit of humor while addressing the issue you spoke of. Apparently Scrod took it a bit too literally, and seems quite adept at finding a cloud in every silver lining.
10-24-13, 05:25 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
10-24-13, 08:21 PM
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