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Old 04-25-26 | 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by LV2TNDM
Huh? You usually offer sound advice, but not this time. These are merely "bargain" shift ramps for low-end chain rings. Nothing more. They're made to assist the chain as it goes up or down to an adjacent chain ring while shifting.

Higher end rings will instead have machined cut-outs (like you see on your cassette cogs) and even pressed-in steel pins to act as ramps for the chain. (Edit: I see Maddog34 said as much at the end of their post. Sorry.)

Nothing to worry about.
You are correct. These are not the most elegant of shift ramps but they are common on cheap steel chainrings. You can see another one on the same chainring with about the same gap. They are there for a benefit and not a flaw.
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