New middle chainring

camerauk
camerauk Posts: 1,000
edited March 2011 in MTB buying advice
Hi
Need a new middle chainring for my Deore hollowtec 2
should I just get a replacement deore one or is the XT one better
have seen the Deore for about £13 and the XT for £26 but I have £5 off at wiggle so could get it for £21 so is it worth the extra £9
cheers
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    XT is lighter - steel teeth impregnated into a carbon/plastic shell.

    Old XT is all alu.

    Deore is all steel.



    I'd just get the deore.
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  • camerauk
    camerauk Posts: 1,000
    cheers will stick with Deore one
    any idea on cheapest place to pick one up from?
    its a 32t one
    I think I am right in saying it's worn as when the chain sits on it there is a fair bit of forward and back movement
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  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    average price is around £13 atm.

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CHAINRING-Shimano ... 859wt_1141
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  • FSR_XC
    FSR_XC Posts: 2,258
    Unless you really want to save a few grams, buy Deore.

    I just replaced my XT middle ring with a Deore.

    LBS charged me £15. Yep, suppose I could have got it £2 cheaper online.
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  • camerauk
    camerauk Posts: 1,000
    cheers guys
    I went out for a long ride today and it was fine with new chain no skipping at all
    am I right in saying that it does not need replacing after all?
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  • tsenior
    tsenior Posts: 664
    if it works with a new chain its probably ok. how does it look? if its starting to look like sharks fins, it may accelerate wear on the new chain..

    my middle is just starting to get there (prob should have changed chain earlier, now at 1%) but cassete looks good and i put a new chain on last week and all seems smooth so am going to leave it for now and try and ride more in the big/granny.

    oh and deore all the way.

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