Originally Posted by
uspspro
FYI, I don't recommend the TA 28t. We wore ours out in half a season. The chain would actually slip on the chainring on steep grades, scary and no fun. Switched to a salsa and problem was solved. There are no ramps/pins on the middle [you mean, inner, yes?] ring anyway, so might as well get the ring with the most secure tooth profile. Save the fancy rings for the outer and middle.
Yeah, but a
half-season for a your inner ring is like several
lifetimes for other grannies. If I was to be reincarnated as an inner ring, I'd be horrified
if destined for your Tetra!
Thanks for the tip on the Salsa 28t. We've not had any problems with our TA 30t, but maybe things are different with a 28t. That is throttled.
I'd like to have a 28t inner ring, but it is shifting very well now, and I think this would necessitate switching from a 42t to 39t middle, and I fret that this would degrade the middle to outer (53t) shifting. I'll let you go first!