Hope Narrow/Wide ring

Anyone using it? All good?

Are they even out yet?

They are out – got one in the garage waiting to go on a bike.

Forgive my ignorance but what is a narrow wide ring and what is it good for 😳

the teeth are narrow, fat, narrow, fat, narrow, fat

to match your chain which has wide, thin, wide, thin, wide gaps

the upshot is the chain stays on the ring whatever you do. So chain guides are not needed.

But you have to run just one ring (1×9, 1×10), with an even number of teeth (32, 34…)

My lbs has them in stock.

Thanks Reggie

How much are the Hope ones?

Thinking of going back to a single ring set up as since I went 2×10 I think I’ve only gone into the larger ring a couple of times. Do you need to fit a different cassette with the narrow/wide setup ?

no.

Good to know, standard chain then ?

Forgive my ignorance but what is a narrow wide ring and what is it good for

Pinkbike review of the Works Components one: http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Pinkbike-Product-Picks6.html

Hope are only 8 months and a tenner late to the party….

Aren’t those the standard chainrings in the picture? I was expecting more of a difference between the teeth.

Aren’t those the standard chainrings in the picture? I was expecting more of a difference between the teeth.

Nope. They’re definitely Retainer rings. They are in the same packaging though. I’d have one if I hadn’t just bought a raceface one.

Are the rear 40t ones out too?