Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Sugino Messenger Chainrings VERY expensive? odd prices.... what's up...

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AaronAnderson
07-13-11, 07:58 PM
Looking for a 44t 1/8th inch (black) chainring. I bought a Sugino a year or two ago for 45 dollars and change.... now they're really hard to find and 98 dollars? Some of the other colors are coming up as 30 and 40 bucks....

What's going on? Any ideas? Where should I be shopping?

Does anyone have a recommendation for a 130BCD 44T 1/8th inch ring?

It's for this bike, btw:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2209048/DSC_2556.jpg

hairnet
07-13-11, 08:15 PM
Origin 8
Scrodzilla
07-13-11, 08:20 PM
**** Origin 8. EighthInch chainrings are the best bang for the buck.

http://www.cyclingcloseouts.com/Products/EighthInch-Chainrings-In-Black-or-Gold__Eighth_Inch_Chainrings.aspx

Squirrelli
07-13-11, 08:21 PM
Blackspire.
Leukybear
07-13-11, 08:30 PM
The system of supply and demand. You can always check your CL or ebay for cheaply priced used ones; there should be plenty.
Sebster
07-13-11, 08:47 PM
Sinz sells em on ebay for about $12. I've been using one happily for 6 months. Its not perfectly round, and it sure as hell won't last me forever, but its holding up great and I'm happy with the buy. (No flashy logos either)
AaronAnderson
07-13-11, 09:15 PM
Sinz sells em on ebay for about $12. I've been using one happily for 6 months. Its not perfectly round, and it sure as hell won't last me forever, but its holding up great and I'm happy with the buy. (No flashy logos either)

Sells what?
calbob76
07-13-11, 09:21 PM
check out the all city 130bcd chainring and the eighthinch one
AaronAnderson
07-13-11, 09:26 PM
Ordered an eighthinch. Thanks guys.
Philthy Bastard
07-14-11, 08:48 AM
anyone have an opinion on the Brev chainrings? they're made by Masi, have that "messenger" look, and available up to 50T.
GSH
07-14-11, 02:41 PM
A friend has an Eighthinch and it is well made. Too bad you're weren't looking for a 46T as I have an extra Sugino I'm selling.
toosahn
07-14-11, 07:04 PM
Velosolo. Just look them up on Ebay.

Either them or Blackspire.
nuhtowel
07-14-11, 11:16 PM
I bought an eighth inch crankset a few months ago, my chainring is already bent.. but maybe I was just unlucky
Scrodzilla
07-15-11, 04:58 AM
A bent chainring (regardless of which brand) is usually caused by loose chainring bolts.
AaronAnderson
07-15-11, 05:33 AM
I bought an eighth inch crankset a few months ago, my chainring is already bent.. but maybe I was just unlucky

What did you do to bend it?
nuhtowel
07-15-11, 06:34 AM
I keep my chainring bolts tight, I have no idea what happened to bend it.
Scrodzilla
07-15-11, 06:52 AM
http://file.vustv.com/4pCIKnMpH3va4.jpg
nuhtowel
07-15-11, 08:11 AM
hahah, more like http://tloberto.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/chicken-legs1.jpg

Realistically, it could have been a Happy Thursday bike derby incident, but who knows