Originally Posted by
psirue
while I do not have experience with every chainring available, I have picked up the belief that it is generally true that the more you pay, the better (read: rouder, higher quality material) the chainring is. dura ace, higher end sugino, campagnolo...those are the only rings I purchase when seeking top quality.
Not necessarily. For instance, I never understood what justifies the price of the Sugino 75. Sugino themselves don't even try - it's all a myth and magic kind of affair. In other words, it smells of hype. I will be hated for saying this, I know. FG guys just love the Sugino 75. (That said, even more overpriced and hyped is the Sugino 75 crankset. Absolutely NOTHING justifies that kind of price of what are essentially two pieces of forged aluminum. I can just imagine how hated I will be for saying that - I'll get cancer for sure.)