Originally Posted by
Dean V
The middle chainring on our Gossamer triple crankset (on a tandem) wore out in less than 3,000 miles. No problems with shifting though. The chain just started skipping under load. The chainrings must be quite soft to wear out that fast.
Got exactly the same issue on my 2009 Giant Defy 1. FSA Gossamer triple up front, all 105 otherwise. Bent tooth and shearing rivets on the middle ring after less than 3000 mi. Replaced it with a 105 middle ring. Looks a little funky (is grey not black like the big & small rings) but rides great.
Sounds like the FSA Gossamer is not very resilient.