A year or so ago, I bought a new triple TA ring set from Mike Barry of
Mariposa cycles to replace my old set used for ten years on my old RS
tourer. I found the new middle stiffener ring on it as well and thought
it took away from the elegant minimalist look of a wide range half step
and granny, 28x48x53. On closer examination, I found that the rings were
thinner on the new ones. A caliper proved that my old setup had 4 mm
thick rings and the new one with the extra webbing was only 3.5 mm. Right
now that new crankset is a pretty wallhanger, while the old one cleaned
and polished up to practically as nice as new and is back on the old
Richard Sachs. The bike's gotta look good! I know I wore out a few
chains on that crankset, but the teeth look great and it still shifts as
good as before. These chainrings never warped for me any more than my old
Campy's used to, so I'm fine with them. Sorry to see that TA has
cheapened the thickness of the old rings.
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Dan Artley in Sunny Parkton, MD, USA
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