On May 28, 8:43 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > For me, the proprietary chainrings would be a bigger concern over time. > Sort of thing to stock up on IMHO. The old adage of if you find something > you really like, buy a life-time supply as they'll quit making it at some > point.
The new René Herse chainrings are made from 7075 aluminum. They should last much, much longer than most other rings. I used to get about 25-30,000 miles of racing out of Campagnolo chainrings, and these are designed to last as long. We optimized the tooth profile of the small rings for long wear. (The big rings are optimized for easier upshifts.) So a lifetime supply of chainrings may well be one set of rings for many riders. Furthermore, we don't have plans to change designs for the sake of changing, so we'll offer the rings as long as we remain in business, which hopefully will be a long time. In fact, our new rings even fit on classic René Herse cranks made since the 1960s. I suspect it will be much harder to find the special chainrings for Campagnolo compact or Shimano's high-end cranks in a decade or two. And quality 110 mm rings always have been thin on the ground. (Sugino's rings are not quite as soft as butter, but I rarely got more than 5000 miles out of them.) Jan Heine Compass Bicycles Ltd. http://www.compasscycle.com Follow our blog at http://janheine.wordpress.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
