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  • Narrow/ wide required – Superstar Raptor?
  • davosaurusrex
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    Need a new narrow wide and think I might buy boost cranks to correct the chainline on my new frame while I’m at it. Been happy with the SS I/O I’ve been running but looking at the M7000 SLX cranks which are 96 bcd, these look to be discontinued in 30t. Read a few concerns about shallow teeth on the Raptors but can’t find any proper reviews. Anything else I should be looking at for a reasonable price? Can’t say I’m bothered about oval rings

    alpineharry
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    Have you looked at uberbike? I’ve a 30t N/W ring on my xt m8000’s, had about 10 rides or so on it now and had no issues with it so far.

    velocipede
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    Also have a look at RaceTi on eBay – £20 – I bought two a couple of weeks ago and they seem good 😀

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    davosaurusrex
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    Cheers fellas. Also a bump….

    Northwind
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    I usually go with Works Components, they do first class stuff and only a little more expensive (if at all- my superstar ring didn’t last anthing like as long). And they were the first to release 3rd party narrow/wides so I think they deserve a bit of extra custom just for that.

    RicB
    Full Member

    Another vote for Works here – 2 years of use and still going strong although the anodising did wear off the teeth very quickly.

    Superstar and longevity don’t usually go together ime

    fudge9202
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    Would give my vote to works components, I’ve had 4 of them on various bikes in oval flavour. But on my new Habit I splashed out on a blackspire snaggletooth

    nairnster
    Free Member

    My Superstar rings were pretty good. Lasted longer than a Raceface narrow wide thats for sure.

    Now running a Blackspire which seems very good.

    stevextc
    Free Member

    Just from short experience the kid runs a superstar with superlight chain and I run an absolute back with a heavier chain…

    Read a few concerns about shallow teeth on the Raptors but can’t find any proper reviews

    After a years riding the kid was getting chain drops and I suspected I’d need to change the chainring and chain was a no brainer (should have been changed already) .. however I changed the chain last weekend and the chain now sticks to the NW like glue …

    So my impression is the teeth are a bit smaller but work perfectly well with a good un-stretched chain and have outlasted a superlight chain… (with a 25-30kg kid)

    At the price of the superstar you can afford to change them more often.

    Nobeerinthefridge
    Free Member

    As above – works components are ace.

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