chainring compatibiliy
bvse
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Hello to all...... 
.....here is my question!!!!! i have the current lx chainset and very good it is too!!!! but one day that middle ring will wear out 
..... can i use the new xtr m970 ring to replace it ....... i have read all fixings are now the same???? ..... thanks for all comments..... cheers
.....here is my question!!!!! i have the current lx chainset and very good it is too!!!! but one day that middle ring will wear out ..... can i use the new xtr m970 ring to replace it ....... i have read all fixings are now the same???? ..... thanks for all comments..... cheers 0
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err i personally wouldnt, i would go for something like a middleburn for long life/leightweight (and im guessing cheaper too!!!) but if the BCD and teeth numbers are the same, it should work... whats in the rest of your drive chain??? if its all lx level, i wouldnt recommend it.i ride a hardtail0
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hi Will..... i have been given some xtr and xt too by a friend who made an ebay purchase and would not fit his set up..... so main reason for orig q..... i already have a bit of xtr....thinking of adding ....... good call on the middleburn though.......great on any bike mate 8) 0
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as long as the bolt pattern and spacing are the same then yes. (be aware that rings of differing speed groups are different widths so get the same as your current rings)."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown0 -
I'd flog the rings you have and then get middleburn hardcoat slick shift rings. Indestructible if you're mechs are set up properly.
I've been riding SS with a stainless steel chain on a middleburn hardcoat ring for 3 months and it still looks brand new.0 -
If it was me i would buy a steel Deore middle ring from CRC for about £7 and use that til it dies, its the chepest and most cost effective solution if u ask me.0
