Bicycle Mechanics - Stupid question I'm sure, but

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pjbaz
07-03-04, 10:48 AM
do 9-spd DA chainrings match perfectly to 9-spd Ultegra?

I figure they do but before I spend more $ I decided to ask.

PJ

55/Rad
07-03-04, 12:44 PM
Yes...
Rev.Chuck
07-03-04, 04:17 PM
I would just get the Ultegra rings. There is not a huge performance gain and even the poseur factor is low because you need to be right next to them to tell they are D/A :)

sch
07-03-04, 04:42 PM
[I agree with the Rev, but since chainrings last well in excess of 12000 miles, if you amortize it
out DA is only a little more per mile than Ultegra. Still, not worth it in my opinion. FWIW I had
the opportunity of comparing DA 12-27 cassette stack with Ultegra stack and noted the DA stack
weighed about 6.5oz, compared with 8oz for Ultegra. About $0.90/gram of difference in weight.
Of course a gram here, a gram there eventually adds up to real weight, and huge $$$.
Steve
pjbaz
07-03-04, 05:37 PM
I found a deal on DA rings so I was considering buying them and letting them sit around for a long time anyway. By the time I installed them I will have long since forgotten what i paid.

I could care less about the poser value.
Regardless, thanks for the answer.

PJ
Rev.Chuck
07-03-04, 09:06 PM
As little as I ride, by the time I needed them I would forget where I put them.
pjbaz
07-04-04, 06:03 PM
As little as I ride, by the time I needed them I would forget where I put them.


That's always apossibility for me as well.

PJ