Surprised to find my middle ring has worn out so soon. Complete new drive on there last year. Chain is still fine, not showing any wear of note. Normally, I'll get a couple of chains, maybe more per casette and usually one and a half to two cassettes per middle ring. This time, the middle ring seems to have melted away in no time. For those who might be interested, it's part of a set of RaceFace shift set rings.
Now I'm looking for an alternative. However, as I found last night, the fact that I still use 5 bolt CD cranks seems to limit my choices somewhat. I find myself wishing Onza were still around to make the Buzzsaw rings.
Anyway, I tried a set of middleburns before but they sucked (literally) from new. Blackspire have been reasonable in the past but they only make black. Would try a steel deore but they're only 4 bolt.
Currently looking at a TA ring. Anything else worth considering?