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[Closed] Am I reading this right....... shimano want £65 for a chain ring???????

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I thought i had give up on going double and bash at the front and have just popped onto chain reaction to price up an outer ring for my xt chainset and its priced at £65 for foooooks sake!!!!!

do any others fit a xt chainset then as im not paying to be raped!!


 
Posted : 29/10/2009 11:29 pm
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I've got a lightly used xt outer if you're interested...


 
Posted : 29/10/2009 11:32 pm
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how much mate!!


 
Posted : 29/10/2009 11:33 pm
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£64.99??? !! ;o)


 
Posted : 29/10/2009 11:38 pm
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Like buying a Porsche and not being able to afford the service bill. Best stick with Deore


 
Posted : 29/10/2009 11:39 pm
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as of tomorrow i will also have a very lightly used outer m770 xt chain ring i'd be willing to part with. e-mail in profile 🙂


 
Posted : 29/10/2009 11:40 pm
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i use TA chinook rings on my XT cranks, they come in black and silver, i like the silver.

starbike.com do them and are half the price of XT at least, dont last any longer than XT but i like em

edit they arnt as cheap as they were when i bought them but are still cheaper than XT


 
Posted : 29/10/2009 11:40 pm
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prices here [url] http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-lots-of-chainrings-m770-m760-m530 [/url]


 
Posted : 30/10/2009 12:01 am
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I checked woolyhatshop, who I normally use for this sort of thing, and their current XT outer chainring was £75!!!!!

FYI you can get RaceFace or Middleburn at CRC for £27-35


 
Posted : 30/10/2009 9:52 am
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I reckon you can blame that price on whoever is responsible for making the £ compete with the Zimbabwean dollar 🙂


 
Posted : 30/10/2009 9:57 am
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I think Shimano use a different exchange rate...


 
Posted : 30/10/2009 9:59 am
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you could fit an slx one instead

or TA chainring look at wiggle or somewhere


 
Posted : 30/10/2009 10:06 am
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I think it's £145 for an XTR middle ring...

EDIT: That's bollocks, sorry. It's only £110. Crackers.


 
Posted : 30/10/2009 10:15 am
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Blackspire Super Pro are very good & reasonably priced


 
Posted : 30/10/2009 10:19 am
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On a more positive note, this has to be good for the chaps at Middleburn 🙂


 
Posted : 30/10/2009 10:21 am
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It was good for my mate selling his truvative one as he went bash. Loads fit, have a shop about.


 
Posted : 30/10/2009 11:15 am
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It seems to me with the crazy price of the rings that it's looking like it'd make sense to buy a whole new chainset (c£125) and then sell the unused BB and arms on here (maybe £45 & £25 as it's brand new) meaning you'll get all 3 rings for about £55 instead of one for £70?


 
Posted : 30/10/2009 11:53 am
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That will be the cheap one, try looking for XTR, even the older M960...

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=15020

But I've replaced all mine with Middleburn, currently lasted twice as long, and half the price:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=7096


 
Posted : 30/10/2009 12:00 pm
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Another vote here for middleburn, great chainrings!


 
Posted : 30/10/2009 12:28 pm