Why are mtb chainrings so thin?
04-04-11, 04:13 PM
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Why are mtb chainrings so thin?
Why are they so thin compared to say a road bike? Do you guys replace them with thicker ones?
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Mine are not thin... and have taken alot of hits...
Race Face Dues XC cranks... even my XTR's are not thin. what cranks are you running?
Race Face Dues XC cranks... even my XTR's are not thin. what cranks are you running?
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I don't have an mtb at the moment. It was something I noticed when I was in a Trek store this afternoon looking around; every bike there had thin cheap stamped metal chainrings. I was a bit taken back to be honest. Most of the ones were on bikes priced under $1000.
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Alot of them are forged aluminum... or on cheaper cranks an alloy.
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