its sounding very positive, im close to breaking out my credit card, I give it a couple of hours and see if there’s anything to change my (very changeable mind) Lmao
Used one for a few weeks in the Alps on my bike. Started off with a top guide fitted (didn’t believe or trust the hype) but took it off on the 2nd day after it took a knock and been running it with no guide now.
I officially do now believe the Hype.
Ring has worked flawlessly and not showing any signs of wear beside some of the black going on the teeth.
Would happily buy another from them. Hopefully they’ll release an expander ring for the rear cassette soon
The superstar one has slightly deeper teeth than the raceface one it replaced and the ss one seems to be wearing better too. Another win for superstar IMHO !
bought one for my 4X bike and its worked perfectly with no signs of wear so far. I am impressed enough that I have bought another for my trail bike, which used to have constant chain offs. Cured now.
Can I stick my oar in & ask…does anyone do a stainless one ?
I have one in 17-4st-st and also an EN24t steel prototype (more preferable to st/st) sat on the bench mainly just because you can make something doesn’t mean theres a market for it no matter how much you roll shitPR BLURB in glitter, especially when you come from a world where engineering done right is more important than making money based on bollocks
and also just in case the ceramic coating on the aluminium ones ill be getting back tomorrow turns out to be less awesome than I know it should be
Try a middleburn hard coat. The hard coat is worth the extra cash, the rings are designed and manufactured in the UK, and the hard coat will out last anything out there.
Hope for things with more than one part. Superstar for things that aren’t. I don’t think you can go far wrong with that mantra.
I can’t see the added ‘Hope value’ in a one piece chainring, but I can in things like hubs etc. What product backup do people think they will need with a chainring?
i’ve used the RF one, Works components, SRAM X01 and the superstar. In all honesty, they are all as good as one another, but, the superstar runs a tad quieter and has markedly longer teeth. you physically have to lift the chain off, it doesn’t come off even if the clutch is off.
I have to say the Superstar is the best performing one i have used and the cheapest. its an easy win.
they don’t have any 30t in stock or I’d have got one for lewis, so went with a RF one like mine. Got it from the states at the same price as the SS one
I’m running a Superstar 34t on a 1×9 set up with a really old XTR mech (the grey one). So far it has been excellent – much better than I expected to be honest – haven’t dropped the chain once which surprised me as I thought I might need a chain device of some kind.
Riding is in the lakes so fairly rocky and bumpy.
Late Monday, dispatch email first thing Tuesday but had it delivered to work and wasn’t there until today so dunno when it turned up. Oneup rad cage was waiting for me too, huzzah!