What is the most cost effective way to get a 32t replacement for 94bcd impel crankset?

[bold stelvis]

stronglight tend to be a bit cheaper - TA probably a bit better
Middleburn (ie BETD) also an option if you can actually find one in stock...

BTW - all of these companies are still making "new" chainrings - 94 BCD is still alive from that POV

If you want to ride retro-ish bikes either get used to being charged a lot cos only 'boutique' specialist manufacturers still support the older formats or get over your ebay hangups. Though I will say most chainrings on ebay are way overpriced also

 

[minor_LEGEND]

Is this for a 5 arm crank?
SJS cycles have TA specialites at £37.99 (32t)

 

[Twozaskars]

Just bin it with the rest of your drivetrain and start again, so there isn't another 10 page thread about it where you tell us you found a 5-arm chainring and want to know how to bolt it onto a 4-bolt spider using only 3 bolts.

 

[Iwasgoodonce]

Spa!

SPECIALITES T.A. Compact 94 BCD middle 32-40t Chainring | £31.00 | Drivetrain | Chainrings - TA | Spa Cycles

Buy SPECIALITES T.A. Compact 94 BCD middle 32-40t Chainring for £31.00 at Spa Cycles

www.spacycles.co.uk

 

[FluffyChicken]

Remember if you have gone dual setup, you now want it as a top ring, not as a middle ring.
So look for rings for that, the profiles and ramps will be different.
Or just get a non ramped version.

 

[stmoots]

Wow, I offered some nos Blackspire last year for about £10 posted from canada. No one wanted any. Over 600 got recycled.

 

[stmoots]

Wow, I offered some nos Blackspire last year for about £10 posted from canada. No one wanted any. Over 600 got recycled.

Sorry, time line was off. Was paying storage fees for 6 months. Recycled this past June.

 

[bold stelvis]

Remember if you have gone dual setup, you now want it as a top ring, not as a middle ring.

probably gonna struggle to actually obtain a 32T as an 'outer ring' I suspect - does it matter that much?

 

[bold stelvis]

BTW - retrobiker - just to clear up a point of confusion I noticed in some of your earlier posts:

narrow wide chainrings are ONLY for 1x setups - do NOT get one of these for any setup where you need to actually shift the front!
the whole point of them is to keep the chain nailed on to a single chainring

 

[greencat]

stronglight tend to be a bit cheaper - TA probably a bit better
Middleburn (ie BETD) also an option if you can actually find one in stock...

BTW - all of these companies are still making "new" chainrings - 94 BCD is still alive from that POV

If you want to ride retro-ish bikes either get used to being charged a lot cos only 'boutique' specialist manufacturers still support the older formats or get over your ebay hangups. Though I will say most chainrings on ebay are way overpriced also

Pretty much. Rare vintage item is more expensive than widely available modern item shocker.

I suppose its possible you might get Chinese copies on Aliexpress, but I doubt it.