Experience with Chinese chainrings?
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Not used the Chinese rings, or the one made in Sheffield (Deckas vs RaceTi).
Observations are that the RaceTi is lighter and looks/feels slightly better than the Deckas, and has a less thick point to the teeth. According to the blurb on the box, the RaceTi ring has machining to improve contact and is race proven. True, no idea?
Will fit the RaceTi and see how it goes as it has subtle branding compared to the Deckas one. Will probably fit the Deckas on my sons bike as I've fitted a 1x drivetrain, but not a narrow wide ring (clutch mech is doing what it is meant to so far).
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Not used the Chinese rings, or the one made in Sheffield (Deckas vs RaceTi).
Observations are that the RaceTi is lighter and looks/feels slightly better than the Deckas, and has a less thick point to the teeth. According to the blurb on the box, the RaceTi ring has machining to improve contact and is race proven. True, no idea?
Will fit the RaceTi and see how it goes as it has subtle branding compared to the Deckas one. Will probably fit the Deckas on my sons bike as I've fitted a 1x drivetrain, but not a narrow wide ring (clutch mech is doing what it is meant to so far).
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They're probably still quite good value for money, but I'd be surprised if the deckas last longer. But I guess even if they only last half the lifetime of the raceti, you could get 3 of the deckas and be sorted. But personally I think the RaceTi is a great bargain as well. I only use 30 to 40 pound rings and I reckon I'd be pleased with 2 RaceTi as an alternative.
ishaw":2ci8co7g said:Agree with you which is why I'll fit that on my bike
That said, £4 vs £15 (on sale, should have been more) the Deckas are almost 4 times cheaper. Wonder if they are 4 times as bad?
They're probably still quite good value for money, but I'd be surprised if the deckas last longer. But I guess even if they only last half the lifetime of the raceti, you could get 3 of the deckas and be sorted. But personally I think the RaceTi is a great bargain as well. I only use 30 to 40 pound rings and I reckon I'd be pleased with 2 RaceTi as an alternative.
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I have a RaceTi - no complaints at all.
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Given the last set of HardCoat Middlebury I bought before the disappeared from CRC listings. lasted a winter before they started having problems and then dead by the next year (not mega miles).
These can't be any worse, do they have pickup teeth proper ring versions?
Given the last set of HardCoat Middlebury I bought before the disappeared from CRC listings. lasted a winter before they started having problems and then dead by the next year (not mega miles).
These can't be any worse, do they have pickup teeth proper ring versions?
Adding on to the RaceTi and Deckas thing, I always think to myself how much more credible some of those cheap china bits would be if they didn't try to look like Raceface rings etc. It makes me think that the quality is going to be shoddy, as if they're making up for the fact that it's probably going to be utter shite by powdering it up a bit. Lipstick on a pig.
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I dunno, I mean it's just a chainring, it either works, or it doesn't, it lasts, or it doesn't.
My experience of them is that they work just as well as a £40 chainring, if it keeps my chain on then I'm happy. As for durability, again I've not found a huge difference. The branding can be a bit OTT, but it's mostly hidden behind a bash ring on my bike, so it's never seen anyway.
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